Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Tanfield, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tanfield 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 Tanfield, 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 | Tanfield |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.893631 |
| Longitude | -1.710444 |
| Place Type | Village |
Tanfield commands a rugged vantage point where the North East landscape ripples into deep, verdant folds. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-west of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 336°T, OS grid NZ 186 554), and is situated south-south-east of Crookgate Bank village. The earth here holds the heavy, dark memory of coal, a legacy that once powered the iron veins of the region. Rising sharply to the east, Folly Hill catches the low, pale sunlight of autumn, casting long shadows across the stone cottages that define the horizon. A short distance away, the monumental stone span of Causey Arch stands as a silent witness to the ingenuity of eighteenth-century engineers who dared to bridge the steep gorge. Below these heights, the land spills toward the water, where the quiet, persistent movement of the local burns carves a path through the sandstone. Tanfield retains a stoic character, its weathered architecture reflecting the resilience of a people forged in the crucible of industrial toil. The air remains sharp and clear, carrying the scent of damp moss and woodsmoke across the open, rolling pastures.
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Explore Tanfield, 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: 54.893631, -1.710444. 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. |