Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore The Middles, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Middles 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.
| Place | The Middles |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.856736 |
| Longitude | -1.679274 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Middles, a small settlement in County Durham, carries the quiet dignity of its agricultural past. It lies 2.0 km south-south-east of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 152°T, OS grid NZ 206 513), and is situated north-west of Craghead village. The land around The Middles, gently rolling towards the Wear Valley, often catches the soft, pearly light characteristic of the North East, lending a subtle luminescence to the fields. Though industry has long since receded, the legacy of its mining heritage can still be felt in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of its older homes, built to withstand the elements and the labours of generations. A sense of quiet community persists, where the occasional chatter of neighbours over garden fences seems to echo the murmur of conversations that have taken place here for centuries. The very air can sometimes carry the faint, earthy scent of turned soil after a rain, a reminder of the land's enduring connection to the people of The Middles.
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Explore The Middles, 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: 54.856736, -1.679274. 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 | June 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. |