Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore High Beechburn, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Beechburn 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.
| Place | High Beechburn |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.703436 |
| Longitude | -1.753123 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
High Beechburn breathes a quiet existence in the North East of England. It lies 1.3 km south-south-west of Crook (from Crook: bearing 199°T, OS grid NZ 160 342), and is situated north-north-west of Howden-le-Wear village. The land here, a gentle slope towards the Wear valley, catches the afternoon sun in a way that softens the edges of the scattered dwellings, hinting at the agricultural past that still murmurs through the fields. The scattered farmsteads and cottages of High Beechburn seem to commune with the wide, open sky, their stone walls absorbing the pale northern light. A subtle scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a testament to the enduring connection between the hamlet and its rural surroundings.
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Explore High Beechburn, 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: 54.703436, -1.753123. 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 | June 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. |