Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Knitsley, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knitsley 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 | Knitsley |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.832614 |
| Longitude | -1.829256 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Knitsley rests in a quiet corner of County Durham, a place where the land breathes softly. It lies 2.3 km south of Consett (from Consett: bearing 174°T, OS grid NZ 110 486). The fields around Knitsley often catch the soft, diffused light of the North East, painting the rolling terrain in hues of muted gold and mossy green. A sense of continuity, a gentle unfolding of seasons, seems to permeate the air here, as if the very soil remembers the passing of generations who worked its surface. There is a quiet dignity to the houses, their stone facades bearing the marks of weather and time, standing as silent witnesses to the hamlet's enduring presence. The air, especially after a rain, carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural roots that still anchor Knitsley to its landscape.
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Explore Knitsley, 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: 54.832614, -1.829256. 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. |