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Waterhouses County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

Explore Waterhouses, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Waterhouses 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.

Interactive Map of Waterhouses, County Durham

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Waterhouses, 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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PlaceWaterhouses
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.761129
Longitude-1.719626
Place TypeVillage

About Waterhouses

Waterhouses maintains a quiet presence amidst the rolling terrain of County Durham, defined by the steady, unyielding influence of the North East landscape. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Crook (from Crook: bearing 18°T, OS grid NZ 181 407), and is situated south-west of Esh Winning village. The horizon here is marked by the modest rise of Wooley Hill, which catches the pale, slanted light of early morning as it stretches across the fields. Below this elevation, the waters of Stanley Beck trace a patient path through the low ground, carrying the runoff of the hills toward the wider valley. The legacy of coal extraction lingers in the soil, a silent weight that informs the character of the earth beneath the feet of those who walk these lanes. To the north, the parkland of Dene Park offers a green interruption to the industrial memory of the surrounding coal works, providing a place where the wind moves through grass with a sudden, restless energy. Waterhouses remains a place where the history of human labour is softened by the slow, seasonal turn of the sky. This landscape holds its own gravity, demanding little but offering a stark, honest clarity to anyone observing the intersection of old industry and the enduring wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wooley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 177° S
  • Dene Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 028° NNE
  • Rabbit Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 083° E
  • Stanley Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 207° SSW
  • Hedleyhill Colliery Coke Works, 500M South West Of Hazlet House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 263° W · 1 ha
  • Stanley Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 253° WSW
  • Castle Steads Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 354° N · 5 ha
  • Priest Burn (River) — 1.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Rag Path Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 058° ENE
  • Esh Cross 150M North Of Esh Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 028° NNE
  • Stockley Fell Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 141° SE
  • Metal palm tree (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 079° E
  • Exhibition Hall Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Potter's Tropical Village (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 342° NNW
  • Brancepeth Castle (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 126° SE
  • Lanchester Valley (Valley) — 3.4 mi, 004° N
  • Glenholme Park (Park) — 3.6 mi, 195° SSW
  • Waters' Meeting (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 355° N
  • Hall Hill Farm (Theme Park) — 3.9 mi, 300° WNW
  • Beaurepaire (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 063° ENE
  • Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp) (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Battle Of Neville'S Cross 1346 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.9 mi, 077° ENE · 39 ha
  • Bobby Shafto Monument (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 137° SE
  • Burn Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.2 mi, 106° ESE · 75 ha
  • Dunley Ford (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 329° NNW
  • Bradley Hall (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 238° WSW
  • The Story (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 091° E
  • Observatory Hill (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 085° E
  • Oriental Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 088° E

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About This Waterhouses Map Page

Explore Waterhouses, 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: 54.761129, -1.719626. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.