Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Oxhill, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oxhill 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 Oxhill, 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 | Oxhill |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.866830 |
| Longitude | -1.705369 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Oxhill rises from the rugged terrain of County Durham as a quiet witness to the region’s long industrial inheritance. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 231°T, OS grid NZ 190 524). The landscape here holds the memory of coal, its earth shaped by the persistent toil of generations who carved their living from the seams beneath these hills. To the west, the slopes of Bessy Bell Hill catch the low, slanted light of the afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch across the modest streets of Oxhill. This elevation provides a vantage point over the surrounding collier lands, where the horizon remains wide and open to the grey, shifting clouds of the North East. The proximity of the Alun Armstrong Theatre serves as a reminder of the cultural vitality that persists in the wake of heavy industry, bridging the gap between the past and the present. Residents walk paths that have been worn smooth by centuries of footfall, following the natural contours that lead toward the valley floors. Here, the air carries a crisp, lingering sharpness that speaks of the high ground and the winds sweeping in from the coast.
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Explore Oxhill, 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: 54.866830, -1.705369. 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. |