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Mount Pleasant County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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

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PlaceMount Pleasant
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.701788
Longitude-1.581262
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant commands a modest elevation in County Durham, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the wide, grey skies of the North East. It lies 1.0 miles east-north-east of Spennymoor (from Spennymoor: bearing 74°T, OS grid NZ 270 341). A legacy of coal mining once defined the rhythm of these streets, though the industry has long since retreated, leaving behind a landscape that breathes with a renewed, open stillness. To the north-north-west, the open expanse of Tudhoe Moor provides a stark, grassy contrast to the domestic clusters of brick and slate. The light here possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant hills and casting long, pale shadows across the local lanes during the late afternoon. Residents often walk the quiet perimeter where the urban edge meets the fields, observing the persistent growth of hawthorn and gorse. Further afield, the ecological diversity of The Carrs Sssi marks the lower, damper ground, a reminder of the water that shaped the regional topography long before the first chimneys were raised. Mount Pleasant retains a functional, unpretentious character, holding its place in the county with a quiet, enduring fortitude.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tudhoe Moor (Park) — 0.1 mi, 345° NNW
  • The Green (Park) — 0.9 mi, 328° NNW
  • Durham Mining Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 255° WSW
  • Valley Burn (River) — 1.3 mi, 308° NW
  • Coldstream Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.9 mi, 344° NNW
  • Croxdale Beck (River) — 1.9 mi, 006° N
  • The Carrs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 115° ESE · 14 ha
  • Bobby Shafto Monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 280° W
  • Croxdale Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.2 mi, 010° N · 212 ha
  • Sunderland Bridge, Near Croxdale (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 353° N
  • Rudd Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 124° ESE
  • Croxdale Medieval Chapel And Churchyard Cross Base (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 007° N
  • Wheel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 145° SE
  • Burn Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 350° N · 75 ha
  • Willow Arbour (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 358° N
  • Butterby Oxbow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 006° N · 8 ha
  • Thrislington (National Nature Reserve) — 2.9 mi, 108° ESE · 23 ha
  • Croxdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 010° N
  • Moated Site At Low Butterby Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 007° N
  • Lower Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 185° S
  • New Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 183° S
  • Middle Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 187° S
  • Well head (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 237° WSW
  • Auckland Castle Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 233° SW · 127 ha
  • Coxhoe Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 075° ENE
  • Houghall Pit Village (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 010° N
  • Durham University Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 002° N
  • The Story (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 357° N
  • Auckland Castle Deer Shelter (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 236° SW
  • Gurney Valley (Valley) — 4.2 mi, 212° SSW

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About This Mount Pleasant Map Page

Explore Mount Pleasant, 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: 54.701788, -1.581262. 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.