Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore South Hetton, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Hetton 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 South Hetton, 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 | South Hetton |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.797110 |
| Longitude | -1.399696 |
| Place Type | Village |
South Hetton emerges from the coal-dusted history of County Durham as a place defined by its sturdy, resilient architecture and its proximity to the vast, open skies of the North East. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Hetton-le-Hole (from Hetton-le-Hole: bearing 128°T, OS grid NZ 386 448), and is situated north-east of Haswell village. The terrain here rises to meet the horizon, with the modest elevation of Cock Hill providing a silent, grassy sentinel to the west of the houses. Beyond the rooftops, the Hesledon Moor West Sssi offers a rare, untamed expanse of biodiversity that feels strikingly indifferent to the human industry that once carved out the local economy. South Hetton retains a quiet character, where the light often catches the brickwork of older terraces, turning the grey masonry into something unexpectedly warm and pale. Residents look out toward North Hill, watching the seasonal shifts in the grass that mark the slow turning of the year. Life here maintains a singular focus, grounded in the reality of a landscape that has moved from the depth of the mine shaft to the quietude of a modern, open prospect.
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Explore South Hetton, 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: 54.797110, -1.399696. 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. |