Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Rookhope, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rookhope 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.
| Place | Rookhope |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.779747 |
| Longitude | -2.095521 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rookhope rests within the sweeping embrace of the North Pennines, a landscape etched by wind and water. It lies 6.4 km west-north-west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 302°T, OS grid NY 939 427), and is situated north-east of Westgate village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and heather, a wild perfume that speaks of the surrounding moors. Centuries ago, the veins of lead ore beneath Rookhope's soil pulsed with a vigorous industry, leaving behind scars on the land that now soften with moss and time. The village itself, a cluster of stone cottages and sturdy buildings, seems to huddle against the vastness of the open sky, its roofs catching the shifting, luminous quality of the northern light. Life in Rookhope, though quieter now than in its mining heyday, retains a certain resilience, a steadfastness as enduring as the ancient stone walls that frame its fields.
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Explore Rookhope, 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: 54.779747, -2.095521. 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 | June 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. |