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Houghall County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

Explore Houghall, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Houghall 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.

Interactive Map of Houghall, County Durham

How to Use This Houghall, County Durham Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Houghall, 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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PlaceHoughall
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.756983
Longitude-1.568231
Place TypeHamlet

About Houghall

Houghall commands a quiet corner of the Wear valley, where the land holds the memory of industry beneath a mantle of perennial green. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Durham (from Durham: bearing 158°T, OS grid NZ 278 403), and is situated west-south-west of Shincliffe village. The landscape here is defined by the steady, patient rise of Pinnock Hill, which offers a vantage point over fields that have long outlived the soot of the nearby Houghall Colliery. Time has softened the edges of those industrial ghosts, allowing the earth to reclaim the ruins where once the pulse of the county beat with the rhythm of coal. A short distance to the west, the Durham University Botanic Garden brings a curated elegance to the soil, its vibrant flora contrasting with the rugged, wilder stretches of the riverbanks. Houghall retains a stoic character, shaped by the convergence of agricultural tradition and the encroaching academic reach of its famous neighbour. Sunlight catches the moisture in the air as it drifts across the fields, lending the horizon a pale, silvered clarity that feels distinct to this particular bend in the river. Each season leaves a different mark upon the hedgerows, ensuring that Houghall remains a place of deliberate, quiet transition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pinnock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 233° SW
  • Houghall Pit Village (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 058° ENE
  • Houghall Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Buck's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 346° NNW
  • Fungate (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 303° WNW
  • Durham University Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 298° WNW
  • Saltwell Gill (River) — 0.5 mi, 204° SSW
  • Moated Site At Low Butterby Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 194° SSW
  • Shincliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 112° ESE
  • The Story (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 288° WNW
  • Oriental Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 312° NW
  • Butterby Oxbow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 194° SSW · 8 ha
  • Count's Corner (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 339° NNW
  • Maiden Castle Promontory Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 021° NNE · 2 ha
  • Croxdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 181° S
  • Prebend'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 338° NNW
  • Observatory Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 319° NW
  • Tithe Barn (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 359° N
  • Old Durham Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 051° NE
  • Durham Castle And Cathedral (World Heritage Site) — 1.1 mi, 344° NNW · 9 ha
  • Old Durham Gardens (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 031° NNE · 1 ha
  • View of Cathedral, Mill and weir (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 337° NNW
  • Durham Cathedral Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 342° NNW
  • The Assembly Rooms (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 347° NNW
  • The Magic Corner (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 359° N
  • Holliday Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 280° W
  • Durham Castle (Castle) — 1.3 mi, 346° NNW
  • Durham Museum Pop-Up Shop (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 350° N
  • Gala (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 350° N
  • Flass Well (Park) — 1.6 mi, 334° NNW

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About This Houghall Map Page

Explore Houghall, 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: 54.756983, -1.568231. 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.

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Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.