Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Leadgate, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leadgate 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 Leadgate, 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 | Leadgate |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.859473 |
| Longitude | -1.804841 |
| Place Type | Village |
Leadgate emerged from the rugged coal-bearing strata of County Durham, its character forged by the soot and iron of a heavy industrial past. It lies 1.2 miles east-north-east of Consett (from Consett: bearing 69°T, OS grid NZ 126 516), and is situated north-north-west of Iveston village. The high, exposed terrain catches a sharp North Sea wind that scours the grey stone facades of the older terraces. A visitor walking toward the eastern perimeter might pause at the Leadgate Maze viewing platform, where the low sun casts long, skeletal shadows across the reclaimed earth. Beyond this point, the natural topography dips into the verdant, sheltered expanse of Brooms Dene, offering a sudden, quiet sanctuary from the open plateau. Leadgate retains a stoic resilience in its architecture, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of pit machinery defined the horizon. Even now, the sky above Leadgate possesses a vast, unyielding clarity that highlights the austere beauty of the surrounding northern hills. This landscape demands a certain fortitude from its inhabitants, mirroring the endurance of the local brickwork against the relentless passage of seasons.
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Explore Leadgate, 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: 54.859473, -1.804841. 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. |