Alwinton Northumberland Map

About Alwinton

Alwinton rests within the sweeping embrace of the Cheviot Hills, a landscape where the sky often feels vast and untroubled. It lies 14.4 km west-north-west of Rothbury (from Rothbury: bearing 289°T, OS grid NT 921 063), and is situated north-west of Harbottle village. The hamlet’s stone cottages, their roofs weathered to a soft grey, cluster around a surprisingly generous village green, a space that might have once echoed with the sounds of market day, now a quiet expanse often softened by the shifting light. Here, the River Alwin, a ribbon of clear water, makes its patient way, its murmur a constant companion to the gentle rise and fall of the surrounding farmland. The air in Alwinton carries the clean scent of moorland heather and damp earth, a fragrance that speaks of its position deep within the Northumberland National Park. Beyond the immediate cluster of dwellings, the land unfolds in broad strokes of green and brown, a wild beauty that has shaped the character of this place for generations.

About This Alwinton Map Page

Explore Alwinton, 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: 55.350883, -2.125817. 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.