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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Middles, 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 | 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 holds the quiet, unassuming posture of a place shaped by the persistent reach of the North East’s industrial past. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-east of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 152°T, OS grid NZ 206 513), and is situated north-west of Craghead village. Rising ground defines the western horizon where the slopes of Holly Hill catch the low, slanted light of a winter afternoon. Footpaths wind through the surrounding terrain, leading the curious past the Miner Designed Seat, a singular piece of public art that keeps a silent vigil over the memory of the coal seams once worked beneath the soil. Below these heights, the land spills toward the modest currents of Kate’s Gill, which carries the rainwater of the fells through the bracken and stone. The Middles maintains a distinct, functional rhythm, echoing the endurance of the men and women who once walked these paths to the pit heads. Even now, the horizon remains wide and open, offering a clear view of the changing sky as it shifts from bruised purple to a pale, thin gold. Through every season, the wind moves across the exposed ridges with a bracing, sharp clarity that defines the spirit of this high ground.
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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 | 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. |