Barrasford Northumberland Map

About Barrasford

Barrasford rests in a landscape where the rolling Northumberland hills begin their gentle descent towards the River North Tyne. It lies 9.4 km north-north-west of Hexham (from Hexham: bearing 348°T, OS grid NY 916 733), and is situated south-south-east of Gunnerton village. The air here often carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and distant livestock, a scent that seems to settle into the very stone of the old buildings. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-brooding sky, can catch the weathered grey stone of the village church, lending it a momentary, warm glow. Barrasford's quietude is punctuated by the murmur of the nearby river, a constant, subtle presence that has shaped the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants for generations, its waters glinting like scattered fragments of the sky. The village green, a patch of well-trodden grass, offers a simple, unadorned heart to this Northumberland settlement, a place where time seems to move at its own unhurried pace.

About This Barrasford Map Page

Explore Barrasford, 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: 55.054765, -2.132462. 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.