Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Shotley Bridge, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shotley Bridge 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 Shotley Bridge, 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 | Shotley Bridge |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.870539 |
| Longitude | -1.851877 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Shotley Bridge retains the quiet dignity of a place shaped by the industrious spirit of the seventeenth-century sword makers who first sought sanctuary here. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Consett (from Consett: bearing 328°T, OS grid NZ 096 528), and is situated south-south-west of East Law village. The Derwent Dale provides a verdant corridor to the southwest, where the air holds a persistent, cool clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the stone architecture. Below the road, the waters of Snow's Green Burn trace a rhythmic path through the lower reaches, their constant movement offering a subtle, liquid percussion to the stillness of the afternoon. Shotley Bridge rose to prominence through the skill of German craftsmen whose blades were once sought after for their exceptional temper and resilience. Today, the remnants of that legacy linger in the solid, unpretentious character of the houses that line the slopes. A short walk toward the Shotley Bridge Station Picnic Area reveals how the landscape has reclaimed the former industrial veins, allowing wild grasses to soften the transition between the built environment and the open fields. The light here catches the grey slate of the roofs in a way that suggests a long, enduring patience, as if the land itself were waiting for the next turning of the seasons.
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Explore Shotley Bridge, 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: 54.870539, -1.851877. 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. |