Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Haswell Plough, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Haswell Plough 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.
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| Place | Haswell Plough |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.772826 |
| Longitude | -1.425082 |
| Place Type | Village |
Haswell Plough claims a modest prominence upon the limestone plateau of County Durham, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent to the passage of seasons. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Hetton-le-Hole (from Hetton-le-Hole: bearing 162°T, OS grid NZ 370 421), and is situated south-south-west of Haswell village. The earth here holds the cold memory of deep-seam coal mining, a legacy that once dictated the pulse of every hearth and home. Sharp gusts often sweep across the fields, carrying the scent of damp soil and the distant, restless energy of the North Sea. To the north, the rise of Watson’s Hill breaks the monotony of the flatlands, offering a vantage point where the sky seems to press down with a heavy, bruised clarity. Further east, the skeletal remains of the Haswell Colliery Engine House lean against the clouds, a jagged silhouette of iron and brick that refuses to be reclaimed by the encroaching grasses. Haswell Plough remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the stark geometry of its industrial past and the resilient, windswept nature of the surrounding dales. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a strange, metallic weight, catching the edges of the stone walls and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the horizon. Life in Haswell Plough moves with a measured caution, reflecting the enduring gravity of a landscape shaped by centuries of extraction and the slow, persistent reclamation of the wild.
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Explore Haswell Plough, 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: 54.772826, -1.425082. 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. |