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Littleburn County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

Explore Littleburn, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Littleburn 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.

Interactive Map of Littleburn, County Durham

How to Use This Littleburn, County Durham Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Littleburn, 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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PlaceLittleburn
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.751764
Longitude-1.605807
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Littleburn

Littleburn emerges from the undulating landscape of County Durham as a quiet confluence of post-industrial history and reclaimed green space. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 207°T, OS grid NZ 254 397), and is situated east-south-east of Meadowfield village. The terrain here holds the memory of deep seams of coal, though the earth has long since smoothed over the scars of its extractive past. To the south-east, the expansive grounds of Burn Hall extend their reach, where ancient timber and shadow offer a sanctuary that feels detached from the modern rush. The River Browney traces a soft, rhythmic boundary nearby, its waters carving a path through the valley with a persistence that ignores the passage of human affairs. At dusk, the light catches the metallic geometry of the Willow Tunnel, creating a fleeting bridge between the utilitarian history of the land and a more contemplative present. Littleburn maintains a grounded character, reflecting the resilience of a place that has transitioned from the intensity of the pit to the silence of the meadow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Holliday Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 017° NNE
  • River Browney (River) — 0.6 mi, 150° SSE
  • Willow Tunnel (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 096° E
  • Burn Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 146° SE · 75 ha
  • The Story (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 053° NE
  • Broompark Picnic Area (Park) — 1.1 mi, 352° N
  • River Deerness (River) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Pinnock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 080° E
  • Oriental Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 049° NE
  • Durham University Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 065° ENE
  • Butterby Oxbow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 113° ESE · 8 ha
  • Sunderland Bridge, Near Croxdale (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 150° SSE
  • Moated Site At Low Butterby Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 099° E
  • Observatory Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Deerness Valley (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 323° NW
  • Neville'S Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 021° NNE
  • Croxdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 113° ESE
  • Buck's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 063° ENE
  • Coldstream Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 165° SSE
  • Count's Corner (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Houghall Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 073° ENE
  • Battle Of Neville'S Cross 1346 (Registered Battlefield) — 1.8 mi, 008° N · 39 ha
  • Houghall Pit Village (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 074° ENE
  • View of Cathedral, Mill and weir (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Croxdale Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.9 mi, 133° SE · 212 ha
  • Durham Castle And Cathedral (World Heritage Site) — 1.9 mi, 040° NE · 9 ha
  • Durham Cathedral Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 037° NE
  • The Assembly Rooms (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 038° NE
  • Durham Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
  • Tithe Barn (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 047° NE

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About This Littleburn Map Page

Explore Littleburn, 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: 54.751764, -1.605807. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.