Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Iveston, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Iveston 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 Iveston, 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 | Iveston |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.846421 |
| Longitude | -1.791433 |
| Place Type | Village |
Iveston reveals itself through a high, windswept ridge where the horizon stretches wide across the northern industrial plains. It lies 1.7 miles east-south-east of Consett (from Consett: bearing 106°T, OS grid NZ 134 501), and is situated south-south-east of Leadgate village. The light here has a sharp, northern clarity, catching the stone walls that mark the boundaries of ancient fields once worked by hands long gone. To the east, the rounded profile of Handwell Hill rises to meet the passing clouds, offering a vantage point over the quietude of the surrounding pastures. Below the slopes, the waters of Stockerley Burn trace a persistent, hidden path through the earth, carving a small rhythm into the landscape that remains indifferent to the changing seasons. The architecture of Iveston holds a sturdy, utilitarian honesty, reflecting a past defined by the coal seams that once pulsed with activity deep beneath these fields. Today, the village retains a sense of calm isolation, anchored by a silence that allows the wind to be the primary voice of the moor. Residents look out from their doorsteps toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Pennines, where the sky often turns a bruised, dramatic violet at the end of the day.
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Explore Iveston, 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: 54.846421, -1.791433. 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. |