Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Greencroft, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Greencroft map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Greencroft, County Durham, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Greencroft |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.854264 |
| Longitude | -1.752407 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Greencroft commands a position of quiet elevation upon the rolling ridges of County Durham, where the horizon broadens to capture the pale, shifting light of the North East. It lies 0.7 miles south-south-west of Annfield Plain (from Annfield Plain: bearing 205°T, OS grid NZ 159 510). The landscape here bears the indelible mark of industrial legacy, yet nature reclaims the slopes with a persistent, verdant grace. To the west, the rounded silhouette of Boxers' Hill rises against the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the adjacent pasture and scrub. Greencroft retains an air of sparse composure, defined less by sudden architectural flourish than by the expansive, open character of its high ground. A short distance to the north-west, the stone skeletons of the Bantling Castle Lime Kilns remain as weathered monuments to a time when coal and fire drove the local economy. These relics stand in stark contrast to the modern, fleeting shadows cast by the afternoon sun across the fields. The air carries a crisp, bracing quality, common to these exposed heights, which seems to sharpen the outlines of every hawthorn hedge and distant boundary wall.
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Explore Greencroft, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.854264, -1.752407. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |