Old Ordnance Survey Maps of County Durham


This is our coverage of County Durham. The present Durham County Council unitary authority was formed in 2009 with the aboliton of the district councils of Chester-le-Street, Derwentside, City of Durham, Easington, Sedgefield, Teesdale and Wear Valley. Darlington Borough became a unitary authority in 1989 but remains within County Durham for ceremonial purposes and some services are shared.

See separate pages for the maps of Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside, which became part of Tyne & Wear in 1974, and for Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees which became part of the short-lived Cleveland county in 1974. These all remain unitary auhorities.

  • For a summary of Durham's local government history visit This Page.
  • All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop. All maps are very detailed and each includes an introduction.

  • These are the maps we publish in County Durham:

  • 05.15 Blackhall Mill & Hamsterley Colliery 1915 - published 2018; intro by Neil Gander
  • 06.09 Rowlands Gill 1895 - published 2000; intro by Jennifer Gill
  • 06.13 Burnopfield 1895 - published 2002; intro by Tom Oliphant
  • 06.14 Old Marley Hill 1895 - published 2017; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 11.06 Shotley Bridge (North) 1916 - published 2018; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 11.08 Dipton 1916 - published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 11.10a Blackhill & Shotley Bridge 1895 - published 1995; intro by Carolyn Ball
  • 11.10b Blackhill & Benfieldside 1919 - published 2018; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 11.11a Leadgate 1895 - published 2000; intro by John Griffiths
  • 11.11b Leadgate 1916 - published 2016; intro by Neil Gander
  • 11.11c Leadgate 1939 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 11.14a Consett 1896 - published 1995; intro by Carolyn Ball
  • 11.14b Consett 1919 - published 2015; intro by Neil Gander
  • 11.14c Consett 1939 - published 2022; intro by Tom Hutchinson
  • 12.01 Hobson & Tantobie 1895 publ 2004; intro by Tom Oliphant
  • 12.02 East Tanfield & Causey Arch 1895 - published 2005; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 12.06a Stanley 1895 - published 1995; intro by David Butler
  • 12.06b Stanley 1915 - published 2013; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 12.07 No Place, Beamish & West Pelton 1895 - publ 2005; intro by David Butler
  • 12.08 Pelton & Urpeth 1895 - publ 2005; intro by Dorothy Rand
  • 12.09 Annfield Plain 1896 - published 2001; intro by John Griffiths
  • 12.10 South Moor & West Stanley 1915 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 12.12 Pelton Fell & Newfield 1915 - publ 2005; intro by David Butler
  • 12.15 Craghead 1895 - published 2000; intro by Tom Oliphant
  • 13.01 Birtley 1895 - published 1982, 2nd edition 2013; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.03 Cox Green & Washington Station 1895 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.07 Penshaw 1895 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.08 West Herrington 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.09a Chester-le-Street 1895 - published 1993; intro by David Butler
  • 13.09b Chester-le-Street 1915 - published 2020; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.11 Shiney Row & Bournmoor 1895 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.14 Lumley Castle 1895 - published 2018; intro by David Butler
  • 13.15 Fencehouses & New Lambton 1895 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 13.16 Houghton-le-Spring 1895 - published 2001; intro by John Griffiths
  • 19.02 Burnhope 1895 - published 2000; intro by Tom Oliphant
  • 19.03 Holmside & Edmondsley 1896 - published 1998; intro by David Butler
  • 19.05a Lanchester 1895 - published 1997; intro by Carolyn Ball
  • 19.05b Lanchester 1915 - published 2017; intro by Neil Gander
  • 19.08 Sacriston 1897 - published 1997; intro by David Butler
  • 19.11 Witton Gilbert & Langley Park 1895 - published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 19.14 Esh & Ushaw College 1896 - published 2018; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 20.04 Hetton Downs & Rainton Bridge 1895 - published 2006; intro by David Butler.
  • 20.08 Hetton-le-Hole & East Rainton 1895 - published 2007; intro by David Butler.
  • 20.13 Durham (North): Framwellgate Moor 1895 - published 2008; intro by David Butler
  • 21.03 Seaham Harbour 1895 - published 1984, 2nd Edition 2010; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 21.06 Murton 1914 - published 2020; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 21.09 Easington Lane & South Hetton 1896 - published 2005; intro by David Butler.
  • 25.11 Tow Law 1897 - published 1999; intro by David Butler
  • 25.13 Wolsingham 1895 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 26.02 Esh Winning 1895 - published 2019; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 26.03 Ushaw Moor 1895 - published 2018; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 26.08 Langley Moor 1897 - published 1997; intro by David Butler
  • 26.12 Meadowfield 1897 - published 1997; intro by David Butler
  • 27.01a Durham City 1894 - published 1990; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 27.01b Durham City 1915 - published 1985; intro by David Butler
  • 27.02 Durham City (East) 1895 - publ 2005; intro by David Butler
  • 27.05 Durham City (South) 1897 - published 1997; intro by David Butler
  • 27.06 Shincliffe 1895 - published 1997; intro by Carolyn Ball
  • 28.06 Shotton Colliery 1915 - published 2019; intro by Neil Gander
  • 33.04 Crook (West) 1895 - published 2002; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 33.16 Witton le Wear & Witton Castle 1915 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 34.01 Crook (East) 1896 - published 2001; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 34.02 Willington (North) & Oakenshaw 1896 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 34.06 Willington (South) & Sunnybrow 1896 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 34.08 Spennymoor 1915 - published 2021; intro by Anthea Lang
  • 35.03 Coxhoe 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 35.05 Tudhoe Grange & Low Spennymoor 1915 - published 2022; intro by Anthea Lang
  • 35.06 West Cornforth 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 35.09 Ferryhill (Dean Bank) & Kirk Merrington 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 35.10a Ferryhill 1896 - published 2013; intro by David Lindsay
  • 35.10b Ferryhill 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 35.14 Ferryhill Station 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 35.15 Bishop Middleham & Mainsforth Hall 1896 - published 2007; intro by David Butler.
  • 36.01 Trimdon Grange 1914 - published 2006; intro by David Butler
  • 42.01 Witton Park 1915 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 42.02a Bishop Auckland 1896 - published 1993; intro by Jennifer Gill
  • 42.02b Bishop Auckland 1915 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 42.04 Leasingthorne, Leeholme & Coundon 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 42.07 South Church, Coundon Grange & Eldon 1915 - published 2022; intro by Tom Hutchinson
  • 42.09 West Auckland 1915 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 42.11a Shildon 1896 - published 1994; intro by Steven Dyke
  • 42.11b Shildon 1915 - published 2022; intro by Tom Hutchinson
  • 52.04a Barnard Castle 1897 - published 1993; intro by John Pickin
  • 52.04b Barnard Castle 1919 - published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 55.02 Darlington (North) 1896 - published 1993; intro by Alan Suddes
  • 55.05 Darlington (West) 1898 - published 1990; intro by Alan Suddes
  • 55.06a Darlington 1898 - published 1987; intro by Alan Suddes
  • 55.06b Darlington 1914 - published 2020; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 55.10a Darlington (South) 1898 - published 1988; intro by Alan Suddes
  • 55.10b Darlington (South) 1913 - published 2020; intro by Alan Godfrey

    Here is an Index Map for our Central Durham (Ferryhill, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland area) maps.


    Co Durham is also covered in our Inch to the Mile series. Here are the principal sheets:

  • 20/21 Tyneside & Wearside 1878 This map is double-sided.
  • 25 Alston Moor & Upper Weardale 1903 - published 2001; intro by Robert Forsythe. Includes a map of Rookhope
  • 26 Lower Weardale & West Durham 1903 - published 2001; intro by David Butler. Includes a map of Brancepeth Colliery
  • 27 Hartlepool & East Durham 1913 - published 2005; intro by David Butler. Includes a map of Trimdon village
  • 31 Stainmore 1904 - published 2006; intro by David Butler. Includes a map of Brough
  • 32 SW Durham 1904 - published 2003; intro by David Butler. Includes a map of West Auckland
  • 33 Teesside 1895 - published 2001; intro by Robert Woodhouse. Includes a map of Croft on Tees

    Durham is noted for its old pit villages, each with its own history. We have published maps for several, and a selection is given here here:

  • Most maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of English maps, return to the England page
  • You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop.
  • This list shows all our maps for the county. We try to keep a full range in print but inevitably some titles fall out of print from time to time. These are noted in our On-line Mapshop.
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