Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Plawsworth Gate, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plawsworth Gate 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 Gate, 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 Gate |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.822083 |
| Longitude | -1.592081 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Plawsworth Gate marks a quiet transition in the County Durham landscape, where the heavy pulse of industrial heritage softens into the muted tones of open farmland. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 196°T, OS grid NZ 263 475), and is situated east of Tan Hills village. The horizon here is dominated by the unassuming rise of Spy Hill, which catches the slanted North East light and throws long, thin shadows across the surrounding fields. During the wetter months, the air holds a distinct chill that carries the damp scent of the nearby Blackdene Burn as it carves its path through the lower ground. Plawsworth Gate maintains a sparse, functional character, defined less by grand architecture and more by the steady, unadorned persistence of its stone boundaries. The land beyond the dwellings opens into a patchwork of managed earth, where the sky seems to exert a greater pressure on the observer than the buildings themselves. This is a place of transit and observation, where the quiet rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any human schedule.
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Explore Plawsworth Gate, 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: 54.822083, -1.592081. 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. |