Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Pickering Nook, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pickering Nook 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 Pickering Nook, 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 | Pickering Nook |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.895577 |
| Longitude | -1.736219 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pickering Nook maintains a quiet, unassuming presence amidst the rolling topography of County Durham. It lies 2.2 miles north of Annfield Plain (from Annfield Plain: bearing 9°T, OS grid NZ 170 556), and is situated north-west of Hobson village. The light here often catches the incline of the land, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the rugged contours of the nearby Black Hill. To the west, the verdant basin of Lintzhall Dene draws the eye, offering a sheltered contrast to the exposed ridges that define the horizon. Pickering Nook exists as a collection of dwellings that have long observed the seasonal shifts in the wind and the subtle darkening of the sky before a storm. The proximity of Sheep Hill adds a sense of scale to the immediate landscape, grounding the buildings against a backdrop of vast, shifting clouds. Every gable and garden wall in Pickering Nook reflects a history forged in the practicalities of rural labour and the hardiness of the North East climate. These surroundings possess an austere beauty that reveals itself only to those who pause long enough to watch the shadows lengthen across the grass.
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Explore Pickering Nook, 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: 54.895577, -1.736219. 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. |