Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
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| Place | West Rainton |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.815839 |
| Longitude | -1.501002 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Rainton rests in County Durham, its houses clustered against the broad sweep of the North East landscape. It lies 3.2 km west of Hetton-le-Hole (from Hetton-le-Hole: bearing 260°T, OS grid NZ 321 468), and is situated south-west of East Rainton village. The land around West Rainton offers a gentle, rolling aspect, where fields, often patterned with the subtle geometry of cultivation, meet the sky with an unassuming grace. The village itself, though modest, possesses a quiet dignity, its streets hinting at a past connected to the earth and the labour it demands, a feeling amplified by the soft, diffused light that often bathes the region. A sense of enduring presence pervades West Rainton, as if the very air holds the memory of generations who have drawn sustenance and community from this corner of England.
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Explore West Rainton, 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: 54.815839, -1.501002. 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 | July 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. |