North East England
County Durham
Urpeth

Urpeth

Urpeth is a village in , England. It is situated a short distance from and , near the border with . The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 3,440 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Urpeth, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Angel of the North.

Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at , near the town of , in , England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. is situated 2 miles west of Urpeth.

Work of art
Photo: Dwclarke, CC BY 2.5.
The is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in , , England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line. is situated 2 miles northeast of Urpeth.

Sports venue
Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track located at North Lodge in the English county of , between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouston and Perkinsville.

Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , about 8 miles south-west of in the north-east of . The main village of is adjoined by the 1970s built housing estate known as Urpeth Grange but both are referred to colloquially as by locals.

Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in . It is situated immediately to the north of and north-west of . There are a few shops including a convenience store, a fish and chip shop and a Beauty Salon.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in . It is situated to the west of Urpeth, and a short distance to the north of High Handenhold.

Urpeth

Latitude
54.88497° or 54° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.61129° or 1° 36′ 41″ west
Population
3,440
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
9C6WV9MQ+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29277802
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12266243
Wiki­data ID
Q7901096
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Urpeth from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Urpeth” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Urpeth”
  • Bulgarian: “Урпетх”
  • Cebuano: “Urpeth”
  • Dutch: “Urpeth”
  • French: “Urpeth”
  • German: “Urpeth”
  • Irish: “Urpeth”
  • Polish: “Urpeth”
  • Swedish: “Urpeth”
  • Welsh: “Urpeth”
  • “Urpeth”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Urpeth”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pelton and High Handenhold.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include BMX Track and Target Wood.

County Durham: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Urpeth”. Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY 2.0.