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Castle Eden County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Castle Eden, 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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PlaceCastle Eden
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.736046
Longitude-1.350900
Place TypeVillage

About Castle Eden

Castle Eden preserves a quiet dignity, held within the limestone folds of County Durham where the wind carries the scent of ancient earth. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Peterlee (from Peterlee: bearing 200°T, OS grid NZ 418 380), and is situated north-north-west of Hutton Henry village. Sunlight catches the limestone walls of Castle Eden, illuminating a landscape defined by the deep, verdant carving of the Castle Eden Burn. This watercourse slices through the terrain, a silver thread that has shaped the character of the ground over countless turns of the season. To the southeast, the slopes of Heads Hope Dene offer a sheltered refuge for local flora, where the air feels heavy with the damp, rich breath of the woodland. The architecture of Castle Eden remains grounded in its history, reflecting a time when the estate dominated the social and physical horizon. A walk through the periphery reveals the subtle presence of the moated site, a ghost of an earlier age that remains etched into the meadow grass. Here, the boundary between the cultivated garden and the wild ravine feels thin, allowing the rhythms of the natural world to dictate the pace of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Gunner's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 016° NNE
  • Heads Hope Dene (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Castle Eden Burn (River) — 0.5 mi, 337° NNW
  • Mount Pleasant (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 049° NE
  • Foolish Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 008° N
  • Deserted Medieval Village, Moated Site, And Early Medieval Timber Building At Castle Eden, 200M South Of The Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 061° ENE · 3 ha
  • Pasmore Pavilion (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 015° NNE
  • Apollo Pavilion (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 012° NNE
  • The Common (Park) — 1.1 mi, 156° SSE
  • Castle Eden Dene Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 041° NE · 195 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 162° SSE
  • Edderacres Burn (River) — 1.2 mi, 303° WNW
  • Hulam Fen Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 108° ESE
  • The Lubetkin Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 003° N
  • Durham Angel (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 308° NW
  • Wheatley Hill Pit Wheel (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 290° WNW
  • Yoden Medieval Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 021° NNE · 7 ha
  • Sheraton Medieval Settlement And Open Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 145° SE · 7 ha
  • Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 279° W
  • Hurworth Burn Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 192° SSW
  • Tweddle Farm (Theme Park) — 3.0 mi, 093° E
  • Durham Coast (National Nature Reserve) — 3.2 mi, 077° ENE · 63 ha
  • Thornley Pit Wheel (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 286° WNW
  • Haswell Colliery Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 313° NW
  • Crookfoot Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 170° S
  • Whin Houses Belt (Forest / Woodland) — 5.0 mi, 190° S
  • North Sands (Beach) — 5.2 mi, 105° ESE
  • Elemore Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 314° NW
  • "The Castle" (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 267° W
  • Cassop (National Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 273° W · 7 ha

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About This Castle Eden Map Page

Explore Castle Eden, 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: 54.736046, -1.350900. 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 builtSeptember 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.