Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Birtley, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birtley 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 | Birtley |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.098217 |
| Longitude | -2.190273 |
| Place Type | Village |
Birtley rests in the undulating landscape of Northumberland, a place where the land breathes with a quiet, enduring presence. It lies 15.2 km north-north-west of Hexham (from Hexham: bearing 338°T, OS grid NY 879 782), and is situated east-north-east of Wark village. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural work that has long shaped the surrounding fields, where hedgerows stitch the green fields together. The stone of the older dwellings, weathered by countless seasons, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light characteristic of the North East, lending a gentle warmth to the village. Birtley's past is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very grain of its earth and the quiet resilience of its people.
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Explore Birtley, 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: 55.098217, -2.190273. 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. |