Bolam Northumberland Map

About Bolam

Bolam, a quiet hamlet in Northumberland, exhales a stillness that seems to settle with the dust motes dancing in the afternoon sun. It lies 11.6 km west-south-west of Morpeth (from Morpeth: bearing 253°T, OS grid NZ 086 824), and is situated north-north-west of Belsay village. The surrounding fields, often a patchwork of ripening wheat and stoic green, roll gently towards horizons broken only by the occasional weathered drystone wall. A faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a subtle perfume of the rural North East. The cluster of stone-built cottages, their slate roofs softened by lichen, huddles around a small, unassuming green, a space where the quietude feels almost palpable. Here, the sky often holds a luminous quality, a pale wash of grey-blue that can, on clearer days, deepen to an astonishing intensity.

About This Bolam Map Page

Explore Bolam, 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: 55.136149, -1.865092. 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.