Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Witton Gilbert, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Witton Gilbert 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 Witton Gilbert, 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 | Witton Gilbert |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.805547 |
| Longitude | -1.640055 |
| Place Type | Village |
Witton Gilbert rests in the quiet heart of County Durham, a place where the land rolls gently towards the distant hum of the city. It lies 4.8 km north-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 310°T, OS grid NZ 232 456), and is situated south-west of Sacriston village. The village green, a soft expanse of emerald, seems to hold the very quietude of the surrounding fields, a place where shadows lengthen with a painterly grace. Its origins are etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the slow, steady growth of a community shaped by the land and the distant echo of industry. The air here often carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural bounty that has long sustained this corner of North East England. Across the fields, the roofs of Witton Gilbert catch the afternoon light, a warm scattering of terracotta and grey against the verdant backdrop.
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Explore Witton Gilbert, 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: 54.805547, -1.640055. 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. |