Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Low Beechburn, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Low Beechburn 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 Low Beechburn, 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 | Low Beechburn |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.701071 |
| Longitude | -1.747676 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Low Beechburn emerges from the quiet, rolling topography of County Durham as a modest collection of dwellings shaped by the enduring legacy of the regional coal industry. It lies 0.9 miles south of Crook (from Crook: bearing 183°T, OS grid NZ 163 340), and is situated north of Howden-le-Wear village. The landscape here retains a certain industrial melancholy, where the land remembers the deep shafts and tramways that once dictated the movement of its people. To the north-east, the waters of Beechburn Beck cut a narrow, reflective path through the fields, catching the pale, thin light of a northern afternoon. A short distance away, the silhouette of Rumby Hill rises against the horizon, anchoring the hamlet to the broader geological spine of the North East. Low Beechburn maintains a reserved character, defined more by its proximity to these open, unsentimental spaces than by any grand architectural flourish. The air carries the sharpness of the nearby hills, reminding those who pass through that this is a place where the earth has been worked and returned to a quiet, steady state.
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Explore Low Beechburn, 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: 54.701071, -1.747676. 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. |