Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Horden, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horden 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 Horden, 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 | Horden |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.765162 |
| Longitude | -1.313165 |
| Place Type | Village |
Horden holds the salt-stung memory of a grand industrial past, where the North Sea wind scours the cliff edges and ripples across the exposed headlands. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Peterlee (from Peterlee: bearing 71°T, OS grid NZ 442 413). The landscape here bears the heavy, honest imprint of coal seams that once reached deep beneath the waves, shaping the stubborn character of the streets above. To the northwest, the green expanse of Welfare Park offers a quiet respite, its trimmed lawns providing a stark, orderly contrast to the rugged, untamed coastline nearby. Beyond the rooftops, the ancient earth of the Yoden Medieval Settlement remains humped and silent under the grass, a ghost of a life lived long before the pit heads rose. The light in Horden often possesses a sharp, silver clarity, reflecting off the grey expanse of the sea to illuminate the sturdy brickwork of the terraced rows. This high, open sky gives the place a sense of exposure, as if the weather is the only true master of the horizon. Life here follows the bracing rhythm of the coast, where the air is thick with the scent of brine and the low, persistent murmur of the tide against the shore.
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Explore Horden, 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: 54.765162, -1.313165. 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 | September 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. |