Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
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| Place | Ruffside |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.860698 |
| Longitude | -2.013101 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ruffside is a small, rural hamlet located in the western reaches of County Durham, England, situated at approximately 54.8607°N, -2.0131°W. It lies to the west of the larger towns of Consett and Lanchester, and close to the border with Northumberland. The hamlet is notably characterized by its proximity to the Derwent Reservoir, which sits just to its north, and is set amidst the rolling hills and open countryside typical of this scenic part of the North East. As a quiet settlement, Ruffside primarily comprises scattered dwellings, reflecting its agricultural and residential character within an upland environment.
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Ruffside is a hamlet in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, located in the North East region. It is situated at 54.860698°N, -2.013101°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Ruffside is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |