Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Whorlton, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whorlton 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 Whorlton, 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 | Whorlton |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.529399 |
| Longitude | -1.838340 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whorlton commands a quiet authority over the rolling topography of County Durham, where the land falls away toward the winding path of the River Tees. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 113°T, OS grid NZ 105 149), and is situated west of Ovington village. Sunlight often lingers upon the expanse of The Green, a central space where the grass grows thick and unhurried under the watchful presence of mature trees. Pedestrians passing through Whorlton frequently pause to admire the Whorlton Suspension Bridge, an iron-wrought relic that spans the river with a rusted, melancholic grace. The architecture of the surrounding dwellings reflects a sturdy, utilitarian past, built from the very limestone that defines the local geology. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Whorley Hill, which captures the shifting moods of the North East sky. Air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, sharpened by the proximity of the water and the open, exposed fields that stretch toward the horizon. Whorlton remains a place of deliberate stillness, where the modern world feels distant and the gravity of the earth asserts itself in every stone.
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Explore Whorlton, 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: 54.529399, -1.838340. 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. |