Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Laithkirk, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Laithkirk 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 | Laithkirk |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.611661 |
| Longitude | -2.070740 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Laithkirk rests in a landscape where the Teesdale hills roll in muted greens and browns under a sky that can shift from brilliant blue to brooding grey with remarkable speed. It lies 12.1 km north-west of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 305°T, OS grid NY 955 240), and is situated west-north-west of Mickleton village. The quietude of Laithkirk is often broken only by the bleating of sheep that graze the surrounding pastures, their woolly forms stark against the ancient stone of the parish church. This ancient place, whose origins are lost in the mists of time, possesses a timeless quality, as if the very air holds the echoes of generations who have walked these lanes. The River Tees, a ribbon of silver, meanders not far from Laithkirk, its gentle murmur a constant companion to the land.
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Explore Laithkirk, 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: 54.611661, -2.070740. 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. |