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.
| Place | Whorlton |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.529399 |
| Longitude | -1.838340 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whorlton rests in County Durham, a quiet sentinel of the North East. It lies 5.5 km east-south-east of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 113°T, OS grid NZ 105 149), and is situated west of Ovington village. The land around Whorlton unfolds with a gentle, rolling character, where fields of green seem to breathe in the soft, diffused light of the region. Ancient hedgerows, like whispered secrets, trace the contours of the landscape, hinting at centuries of cultivation. The village itself, though small, possesses a certain enduring grace, its stone cottages absorbing the passing years with stoic quietude. A palpable sense of continuity pervades Whorlton, a feeling that each dawn paints the same serene picture for those who call it home.
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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 | June 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. |