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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knitsley, 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 | Knitsley |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.832614 |
| Longitude | -1.829256 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Knitsley preserves a quiet composure amidst the rolling topography of County Durham, where the land holds its breath under a pale, northern light. It lies 1.4 miles south of Consett (from Consett: bearing 174°T, OS grid NZ 110 486). The landscape here is defined by the soft, persistent murmurs of water, as the Beggarside Burn carves a path through the earth just a short distance to the southeast. These narrow channels of water serve as quiet arteries, feeding the pastoral fields that have long shaped the identity of Knitsley. To the northwest, the rusted iron of the Old Hot Metal Carriage offers a stark, industrial reminder of a time when the rhythm of the region was dictated by fire and steel. Today, the horizon remains open and unburdened, allowing the shifting clouds to cast long, fleeting shadows across the grass. One feels, in the stillness of the afternoon, that the geography itself is a form of memory, holding onto the echoes of the labourers who once walked these paths.
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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 | 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. |