Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Allenheads, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Allenheads 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.
| Place | Allenheads |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.802537 |
| Longitude | -2.219836 |
| Place Type | Village |
Allenheads exhales a quiet resilience against the vast Northumberland sky. It lies 14.2 km east of Alston (from Alston: bearing 94°T, OS grid NY 859 453), and is situated south-east of Dirt Pot village. The village's handful of stone-built cottages, huddled together as if for warmth against the moorland winds, speak of a history bound to the land's rugged contours. Here, the air itself seems to carry the faint scent of peat and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wild beauty that surrounds Allenheads. The River East Allen, a ribbon of silver threading through the green, offers a gentle counterpoint to the sweeping expanse of heather-clad hills, its murmur a soft song beneath the vast heavens.
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Explore Allenheads, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.802537, -2.219836. 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 | June 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. |