Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Harelaw, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harelaw 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 Harelaw, 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 | Harelaw |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.871954 |
| Longitude | -1.750366 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Harelaw commands a high, exposed position where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of the northern uplands. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-west of Annfield Plain (from Annfield Plain: bearing 340°T, OS grid NZ 161 530), and is situated south-east of Dipton village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, heavy grace, shaped by the legacy of coal seams that once defined the lives of those who laboured beneath the soil. To the north-north-west, the rounded rise of Simpson's Hill catches the low, pale light of winter afternoons, casting long shadows over the rooftops. Further to the west-south-west, the silhouette of Pontop Pike dominates the skyline, a constant, silent sentinel watching over the changing weather patterns. Harelaw retains a quiet, industrial austerity, where the stone dwellings seem to hold the heat of the past within their thick, weathered walls. Water from the nearby Carrmyers Burn flows eastward through the lower ground, tracing a path through the landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the passage of the decades. The horizon remains wide and open, offering a stark beauty that ignores the fleeting concerns of the modern world.
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Explore Harelaw, 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: 54.871954, -1.750366. 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. |