High Westwood County Durham Map

About High Westwood

High Westwood emerges from the gentle rise of County Durham's landscape. It lies 4.9 km north of Consett (from Consett: bearing 9°T, OS grid NZ 115 558), and is situated south-south-east of Low Westwood village. The hamlet's scattered dwellings, often of sturdy stone, seem to absorb the muted, pearlescent light characteristic of the North East, a light that can lend an almost ethereal quality to the surrounding fields. Its roots are entwined with the region's industrial past, a quiet echo of former collieries that once shaped its character, though now the land has begun to reclaim its own, a soft greenness softening the edges of memory. The air here carries a certain stillness, a quietude that invites contemplation, punctuated only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of wind through the sparse trees. High Westwood, in its unassuming way, offers a sense of enduring presence against the sweep of the open sky.

About This High Westwood Map Page

Explore High Westwood, 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: 54.896810, -1.821204. 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.