Gilesgate County Durham Map
Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Gilesgate, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilesgate 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 Gilesgate, County Durham
How to Use This Gilesgate, County Durham Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gilesgate, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of County Durham or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gilesgate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Gilesgate |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.779151 |
| Longitude | -1.555247 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Gilesgate
Gilesgate hums with the quiet pulse of a place that has seen generations come and go. It lies 1.8 km east of Durham (from Durham: bearing 85°T, OS grid NZ 287 427). The gentle slopes of the land here, often catching the low afternoon sun in a wash of pale gold, lead the eye towards the distant silhouette of Durham Cathedral. Residential streets, lined with houses that bear the quiet dignity of the mid-20th century, are interspersed with pockets of green, where the rustle of leaves seems to carry whispers of earlier times. The air, especially after a spring shower, holds the clean scent of damp earth and the distant promise of blooming hawthorn. While no grand abbeys mark its immediate landscape, the very stones of the houses seem to absorb the ancient gravity of the region.
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About This Gilesgate Map Page
Explore Gilesgate, 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: 54.779151, -1.555247. 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. |
