Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Medomsley, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Medomsley 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 Medomsley, 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 | Medomsley |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.883430 |
| Longitude | -1.815932 |
| Place Type | Village |
Medomsley occupies a high, windswept ridge of the Derwent Valley, where the light often pulls long, thin shadows across the stone facades. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Consett (from Consett: bearing 18°T, OS grid NZ 119 543), and is situated south-east of The Dene village. The earth here retains the deep memory of coal seams, though the shafts have long since closed to leave the hills to the quiet grazing of sheep. To the west, the slopes rise toward Broom Hill, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp heather and distant rain. The village architecture remains sturdy, built of gritstone that seems to absorb the grey, northern sky rather than reflect it. Down toward the south-east, the trees of Bradley Wood gather in dense, dark clusters, marking the uneven transition toward the lower valley floor. Medomsley preserves a certain austerity in its layout, a consequence of a landscape that demands resilience from those who inhabit its exposed heights. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one feels the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the weather moving across the open fields.
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Explore Medomsley, 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: 54.883430, -1.815932. 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. |