Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore High Urpeth, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Urpeth 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 High Urpeth, 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 | High Urpeth |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.881019 |
| Longitude | -1.629579 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
High Urpeth remains a quiet witness to the shifting tides of the North East, where the horizon broadens under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 2.6 miles east-north-east of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 77°T, OS grid NZ 238 540), and is situated north-north-east of High Handenhold village. The landscape here retains the rugged memory of coal seams, though the earth has long since softened into grazing pasture and reclaimed hedgerows. A short distance to the southwest, the crest of Weather Hill catches the first light of dawn, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields toward the stillness of the Horse Shoe reservoir. High Urpeth occupies a ridge that commands a view of the surrounding undulations, where the air holds a sharpness typical of these high, exposed reaches of County Durham. Below the slopes, the landscape opens toward the distant industrial ghosts of the Team Valley, a reminder of the labour that once defined the rhythm of these valleys. The stone walls that border the lanes possess a weathered, grey texture, appearing as though they grew directly from the soil to mark the passage of time. Through the seasons, the wind carries a persistent, clean clarity that sweeps across the slopes, ensuring that High Urpeth feels perpetually held in the bright, unshielded grip of the northern weather.
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Explore High Urpeth, 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: 54.881019, -1.629579. 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. |