Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Thinford, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thinford 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 Thinford, 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 | Thinford |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.705924 |
| Longitude | -1.566601 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thinford marks a modest intersection where the heavy pulse of modern traffic meets the quiet, enduring patience of the Durham landscape. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Ferryhill (from Ferryhill: bearing 342°T, OS grid NZ 280 346). Low-lying fields stretch toward the horizon, their surfaces catching a pale, thin light that seems to hold the memory of colder seasons. To the west, the open expanse of Tudhoe Moor offers a stark contrast to the utilitarian rhythm of the nearby road networks. The water of Tursdale Beck moves with a slow, deliberate gravity through the lower ground, tracing a path that has seen the slow retreat of coal-fearing industry. Thinford remains defined by this transition, caught between the utility of the arterial routes and the persistent, unyielding clay of the earth. Over the years, the surrounding horizon has shifted from the soot-stained silhouettes of pit heads to a clearer, more expansive view of the sky. This quiet corner of the North East persists as a point of passage, defined by the wind that combs through the hedgerows and the quiet persistence of the land itself.
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Explore Thinford, 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: 54.705924, -1.566601. 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. |