Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Howlish, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Howlish 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 | Howlish |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.654290 |
| Longitude | -1.627164 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Howlish, a quiet scattering of homes in County Durham, holds a certain stillness. It lies 2.5 km north-north-east of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 25°T, OS grid NZ 241 288), and is situated south-south-east of Coundon village. The land hereabouts, a subtle topography of gentle slopes, seems to hold the memory of ancient tracks, where the light often falls with a soft, diffused quality, particularly in the late afternoon. The air carries a faint, earthy scent, hinting at the surrounding fields and the occasional whisper of industry from days long past. Howlish itself, though small, possesses a grounded character, a place where the pace of life feels measured, dictated by the turning seasons rather than the clamour of a larger centre. The houses, a modest collection of stone and brick, seem to huddle together as if for comfort against the wide North East sky.
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Explore Howlish, 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: 54.654290, -1.627164. 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. |