Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Medomsley Edge, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Medomsley Edge 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 Edge, 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 Edge |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.879595 |
| Longitude | -1.829587 |
| Place Type | Village |
Medomsley Edge commands a high, windswept ridge where the horizon opens wide towards the rolling contours of the North East. It lies 1.8 miles north of Consett (from Consett: bearing 5°T, OS grid NZ 110 538), and is situated south-south-west of The Dene village. Weather-beaten stone walls trace the ancient boundaries of fields that once fed the industrial hunger of the surrounding valleys. To the north, the slopes of Broom Hill catch the fleeting amber light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the pastures. Below, the quiet expanse of the Shotley Bridge Station Picnic Area marks a transition where the land dips towards the river, softening the severity of the elevated terrain. Medomsley Edge retains a singular, austere composure, defined by the bracing air that sweeps across its exposed lanes. Every chimney pot and gable end stands as a silent witness to the generations who laboured in the dark seams beneath this soil. The landscape here does not invite idle lingering, but rather demands an appreciation for its stark, unadorned endurance.
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Explore Medomsley Edge, 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: 54.879595, -1.829587. 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. |