Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Wackerfield, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wackerfield 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 Wackerfield, 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 | Wackerfield |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.597486 |
| Longitude | -1.763763 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wackerfield keeps a quiet watch over the rolling agricultural fields of County Durham, where the horizon broadens under a pale, wide northern sky. It lies 5.4 miles west-south-west of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 242°T, OS grid NZ 153 225), and is situated south-south-west of Evenwood Gate village. The lanes here are narrow and bordered by dry-stone walls that hold the heat of the afternoon sun against the cool, damp earth. To the north, the modest rise of Cockshaw Hill breaks the flatness of the terrain, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of grazing land and hedgerows. A short distance to the west, the immense, sweeping grounds of Raby Castle bring a sense of ancient permanence to the landscape, its towers visible across the open country. Wackerfield retains the character of a working place, defined by the seasonal rhythms of the farms that have long shaped its boundaries. The light in the late evening often turns the surrounding fields to a bruised, metallic gold, casting long shadows that stretch toward the distant woods. Life in Wackerfield moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, unencumbered by the clamour of the modern world.
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Explore Wackerfield, 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: 54.597486, -1.763763. 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. |