Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Hummerbeck, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hummerbeck 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 Hummerbeck, 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 | Hummerbeck |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.623207 |
| Longitude | -1.710213 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hummerbeck manifests as a quiet confluence of pastoral stillness and the enduring ghosts of an industrial past. It lies 2.8 miles west-south-west of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 254°T, OS grid NZ 188 253), and is situated south-east of West Auckland village. The land here holds a particular, austere clarity, where the low sun catches the damp edges of Lutterington Beck as it carves a slow, silver path through the fields. Hummerbeck watches the horizon where the sky presses down upon the earth with a heavy, bruised violet hue, common to the North East. To the north-east, the remains of the Stockton & Darlington Railway leave a lingering geometry on the landscape, marking where coal once dictated the pulse of the region. This remnant of iron and industry sits in stark contrast to the soft, unkempt grasses that now reclaim the verges. A distinct, sharp wind frequently sweeps across the open acreage, carrying the cold scent of distant rain and turning the local foliage into a shivering, grey-green blur. Hummerbeck persists in this atmospheric balance, a place where the weight of memory is as palpable as the soil underfoot.
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Explore Hummerbeck, 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: 54.623207, -1.710213. 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. |