Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Leeholme, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leeholme 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 Leeholme, 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 | Leeholme |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.664790 |
| Longitude | -1.622602 |
| Place Type | Village |
Leeholme catches the grey, expansive light of the North East, where the horizon feels heavy with the memory of deep-seam coal. It lies 2.3 miles east of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 89°T, OS grid NZ 244 300), and is situated north-east of Coundon village. The land here rises in modest, wind-swept ridges, most notably toward the modest rise of Etty Hill, which commands a view over the quiet rooftops and the persistent, low-hanging sky. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the verdant expanse of the Auckland Castle Deer Park exerts a gravitational pull on the local atmosphere, lending a sense of ancient, hushed stillness to the air. Leeholme maintains a stoic character, shaped by the industrial legacy of the Durham Coalfield that once animated every hearth and engine room in the vicinity. The streets follow a pragmatic geometry, reflecting the unpretentious rhythm of lives spent working the earth and the iron. Even on the clearest mornings, the breeze carries a trace of the Gurney Valley, a reminder of the water and stone that define the topography of this rugged corner of England. In the transition between the working past and the quiet present, Leeholme remains a place where the edges of the landscape sharpen against the cold, clear light of the North.
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Explore Leeholme, 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: 54.664790, -1.622602. 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. |