Traditional county: County Durham · Unitary authority: Darlington · Region: North East
Explore Heighington, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Heighington 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 Heighington, 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 | Heighington |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Unitary Authority | Darlington |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.595367 |
| Longitude | -1.616852 |
| Place Type | Village |
Heighington surveys a gentle sweep of County Durham's agricultural lands. It lies 3.9 km south-west of Newton Aycliffe (from Newton Aycliffe: bearing 228°T, OS grid NZ 248 223), and is situated south-east of Redworth village. The village itself unfolds with a quiet grace, its stone houses catching the soft, diffused light common to this corner of North East England, a light that often lends a pearlescent sheen to the damp earth and ancient hedgerows. Heighington's heart beats around its substantial village green, a generous expanse where the shade of mature trees might have once cooled farmers after long days tending the surrounding fields, a landscape still rich with the scent of turned soil after rain. The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels, a noble edifice of local stone, stands as a silent witness to centuries of village life, its spire a familiar point against the often-overcast sky. This is a place where the land shapes the character, a character as enduring as the weathered stone of its oldest buildings.
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Explore Heighington, 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: 54.595367, -1.616852. 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. |