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.
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| Place | Birtley |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.098217 |
| Longitude | -2.190273 |
| Place Type | Village |
Birtley reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone dwellings scattered across the rugged, high-reaching terrain of Northumberland. It lies 9.4 miles 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 wind here carries a sharp, clean clarity that speaks of the open moorland, sweeping over the rising slopes of Tom's Hill to brush against the weathered walls of the local architecture. Below these heights, the Allery Burn carves a path through the earth, its rhythmic babble providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding fields. History remains physically present in the landscape, marked by the ancient traces of the Goodwife's Hut Romano-British settlement, where the foundations of past lives persist under the thin, resilient turf. Birtley maintains a stoic presence, defined by the interplay of light on the sparse, resilient vegetation and the heavy, enduring grey of the local masonry. The land here does not demand attention, but rather commands a slow, deliberate appreciation from those who walk its tracks.
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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 | August 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. |