Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore High Etherley, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Etherley 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 Etherley |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.648665 |
| Longitude | -1.745412 |
| Place Type | Village |
The landscape around High Etherley is characterized by gently undulating farmland, typical of the County Durham countryside. It lies 4.6 km west-south-west of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 248°T, OS grid NZ 165 282), and is situated south of Low Etherley village. Historically, the area's economy was closely tied to agriculture and, in earlier times, coal mining, with remnants of this industrial past still visible in the topography. High Etherley retains a quiet, rural charm, with a scattering of residential properties and farmsteads. The nearby River Wear provides a natural boundary to the north, contributing to the picturesque setting of High Etherley.
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Explore High Etherley, 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: 54.648665, -1.745412. 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. |