Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Quaking Houses, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Quaking Houses 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 Quaking Houses, 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 | Quaking Houses |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.853076 |
| Longitude | -1.703195 |
| Place Type | Village |
Quaking Houses, a name that whispers of a past resilience, rests in the County Durham landscape. It lies 2.2 km south-south-west of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 196°T, OS grid NZ 191 509), and is situated west of Craghead village. The land around Quaking Houses, a gentle sweep of green, often catches the low, diffused light of the North East, lending a contemplative mood to the passing clouds. Echoes of its industrial heritage, a time of fervent labour and communal spirit, can still be felt in the quiet hum of the present, a subtle undercurrent beneath the everyday. The air here, particularly after a rain, carries a clean, mineral scent, hinting at the underlying geology that shaped the lives of those who called Quaking Houses home.
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Explore Quaking Houses, 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: 54.853076, -1.703195. 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. |