Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Plawsworth, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plawsworth 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 Plawsworth, 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 | Plawsworth |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.825610 |
| Longitude | -1.593462 |
| Place Type | Village |
Plawsworth holds the quiet dignity of a place shaped by the slow passage of industry and the persistent reach of the Durham landscape. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 198°T, OS grid NZ 262 479), and is situated north-east of Tan Hills village. The local terrain rises gently toward the slopes of West Hill, where the light catches the gorse in a sharp, pale yellow during the late afternoon. To the east, the shadowed contours of Black Dene provide a natural boundary, offering a secluded stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic transit of the nearby road. Plawsworth remains defined by these modest heights, which overlook a stretch of countryside that has long balanced agricultural roots with the echoes of coal-mining heritage. A short distance to the north-west, the expanse of Waldridge Fell SSSI stretches out, its heather-clad earth maintaining a rugged character that feels untouched by the encroaching modern world. The air here carries the faint, damp scent of ancient clay, grounding the houses of Plawsworth firmly in the heavy, fertile soil of the region. Through every season, the horizon remains wide and open, reflecting a North East sky that shifts from bruised purple to a clear, piercing grey.
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Explore Plawsworth, 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: 54.825610, -1.593462. 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. |