New Brancepeth County Durham Map

About New Brancepeth

New Brancepeth holds its quiet place in County Durham's landscape. It lies 4.6 km west-south-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 257°T, OS grid NZ 224 415), and is situated south-south-west of Ushaw Moor village. The village unfolds with a gentle grace, its houses often appearing in harmonious shades of stone and brick, catching the muted Northumbrian light. Once the heart of a thriving mining community, traces of that industrious past are still discernible in the very shape of the land, though now the fields around New Brancepeth are more likely to be grazed by sheep than by the shadow of pit wheels. A sense of enduring solidity permeates the place, as if the very earth beneath has been shaped by generations of steady hands. The air here carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant call of birds or the low hum of traffic on the main road, a reminder of the wider world just beyond its peaceful borders.

About This New Brancepeth Map Page

Explore New Brancepeth, 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: 54.768514, -1.652709. 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.