Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Lanchester, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lanchester 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 | Lanchester |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.821336 |
| Longitude | -1.742632 |
| Place Type | Village |
The enduring charm of Lanchester is woven into the fabric of its rural landscape. It lies 4.7 km south of Annfield Plain (from Annfield Plain: bearing 178°T, OS grid NZ 166 474), and is situated south-south-west of Maiden Law village. Historically, Lanchester's fortunes were tied to agriculture, a tradition that still influences the surrounding countryside with its patchwork of fields and hedgerows. Evidence of Roman occupation can be found in the vicinity, hinting at a long and varied past for Lanchester. Today, Lanchester retains a peaceful, close-knit character, a testament to its enduring appeal as a rural English settlement.
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Explore Lanchester, 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: 54.821336, -1.742632. 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. |