Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore New Town, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Town 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 New Town, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of County Durham or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of New Town and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | New Town |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.700491 |
| Longitude | -1.627376 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
New Town occupies a modest rise in the County Durham landscape, where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the slow passage of clouds. It lies 0.9 miles west of Spennymoor (from Spennymoor: bearing 281°T, OS grid NZ 241 340). The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the slate roofs and stone facades in a way that renders them sharp against the bruised purples of a northern dusk. A short walk to the north-north-west leads to the expansive grounds of Whitworth Country Park, where the trees lean away from the prevailing wind as if anticipating a long-forgotten command. New Town maintains a quiet coherence, its streets reflecting the industrial legacy of the coal-rich earth that once defined the regional economy. Nearby, the Bobby Shafto Monument stands as a sentinel over the terrain, a silent witness to the folklore that lingers in the local air like woodsmoke. This geography is defined by a persistent, utilitarian beauty, where the weight of the past sits comfortably alongside the functional requirements of modern life. Even in the quietest hours, one might imagine the hum of activity that shaped these roads, a rhythm etched into the very soil by generations of labour.
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Explore New Town, 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: 54.700491, -1.627376. 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. |