Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Pelton, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pelton 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.
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| Place | Pelton |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.873076 |
| Longitude | -1.604283 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pelton wears the enduring legacy of its industrial roots upon a landscape defined by rolling ridges and the quiet persistence of northern light. It lies 1.5 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 309°T, OS grid NZ 254 532), and is situated north-north-east of Pelton Fell village. The horizon here is marked by the stark, iron silhouette of the King Coal public artwork, a sentinel that keeps watch over the transition from old colliery tracks to modern thoroughfares. To the south, the Memorial Park offers a green reprieve where the air feels sharpened by the proximity of the open moorland. Below the village, the waters of the Chester Burn carve a path through the earth, a hidden ribbon of movement that reflects the overcast skies of County Durham. Pelton retains a distinct character shaped by the firm, honest geometry of its stone terraces and the vast, unencumbered openness of the surrounding fields. As evening descends, the shadows lengthen across the slopes, grounding Pelton in a stillness that acknowledges both the labour of the past and the quietude of the present.
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Explore Pelton, 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: 54.873076, -1.604283. 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. |