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Kip Hill County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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

How to Use This Kip Hill, County Durham Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kip Hill, 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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PlaceKip Hill
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.879773
Longitude-1.688131
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Kip Hill

Kip Hill emerges from the rugged topography of County Durham as a place defined by the steady, industrial marrow of the North East. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-east of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 24°T, OS grid NZ 201 539). The landscape here holds the quiet memory of coal seams that once shaped the livelihoods of those who laboured beneath the surface. To the south, the Pine Feature stands as a solitary, metallic sentinel, its angular silhouette marking a transition between domestic streets and the open, rolling horizon. The light in Kip Hill often catches the pale stone and brickwork, revealing a stark clarity that persists even as the shadows of the afternoon lengthen. Residents move through these pathways with a practicality born of generations, balancing the weight of a mining heritage against the slow, green encroachment of the surrounding hills. A short distance away, the waters of Houghwell Burn trace a path through the earth, cutting a silver thread that persists regardless of the changing demands of the modern world. In this corner of the country, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the terrain, grounded in the resilience of a landscape that has seen its primary industry fade into the quietude of memory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pine Feature (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
  • Outdoor Performance Area (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 188° S
  • Houghwell Burn (River) — 0.6 mi, 267° W
  • Beamishburn (Park) — 0.7 mi, 046° NE
  • Oxpasture Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 352° N
  • Cockshot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 239° WSW
  • Alun Armstrong Theatre (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 215° SW
  • Kyo Burn (River) — 1.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Mahogany Drift Mine (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 078° ENE
  • Causey Arch, Tanfield (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 004° N
  • Tiny Tim (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 091° E
  • Eden Place (Park) — 1.3 mi, 099° E
  • Bobgins Engine House 250M South West Of New House, Causey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
  • Beamish Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 071° ENE
  • Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 062° ENE
  • Causey Bank Mires Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 013° NNE · 7 ha
  • Ridley Gill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 041° NE · 12 ha
  • Horse Shoe (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 087° E
  • Carriage shed (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • Tanfield Railway Engine Shed (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 011° N
  • Twizell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Fawside Dene (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 160° SSE
  • Gibside (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.8 mi, 334° NNW · 204 ha
  • Collierley Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 278° W
  • Holmside Park (Theme Park) — 3.2 mi, 156° SSE
  • Snipes Dene Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 340° NNW
  • Column of Liberty (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 338° NNW
  • Gibside Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 334° NNW
  • Far Pasture Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 332° NNW
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 303° WNW

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About This Kip Hill Map Page

Explore Kip Hill, 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: 54.879773, -1.688131. 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 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.