Whitesmocks County Durham Map

About Whitesmocks

Whitesmocks offers a quiet perspective on the Durham landscape. It lies 1.3 km north-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 317°T, OS grid NZ 260 435). The gentle slopes that characterise Whitesmocks catch the morning sun, casting long shadows across its residential streets and hinting at the wider, rolling farmland that encircles it. A sense of calm pervades the air here, a stillness that seems to absorb the distant hum of the city. The houses, a mix of older brickwork and more recent developments, are interspersed with pockets of green, where the leaves of mature trees rustle softly, their branches reaching towards the often-grey Durham sky. The very fabric of Whitesmocks seems to breathe with a quiet contentment, a place where life unfolds at a measured pace.

About This Whitesmocks Map Page

Explore Whitesmocks, 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: 54.786141, -1.596159. 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.