Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Tan Hills, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tan Hills 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 Tan Hills, 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 | Tan Hills |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.822390 |
| Longitude | -1.597868 |
| Place Type | Village |
Tan Hills commands a modest yet resilient elevation above the surrounding County Durham landscape, where the wind often carries the sharp, clean scent of open, unyielding earth. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 200°T, OS grid NZ 259 475), and is situated south-east of Nettlesworth village. To the north, the rounded profile of West Hill rises to meet the shifting grey skies, providing a constant, silent sentinel over the modest brick dwellings below. The topography here bears the heavy, melancholic thumbprint of coal-hewing ancestors, leaving the land to reclaim its own rugged character in the wake of industry. A short distance away, the hidden, verdant depths of Howlmire Gill offer a quiet sanctuary where the water carves its path through ancient, stubborn strata. Light falls differently upon Tan Hills, catching the sharp angles of rooftops before spilling across the rugged, untamed fields that define the horizon. This terrain remains a place of quiet endurance, where the history of the soil is written in the very resilience of the wild grasses and the stark, honest clarity of the northern air.
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Explore Tan Hills, 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: 54.822390, -1.597868. 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. |