Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Cowpen, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowpen 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cowpen, Northumberland, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Cowpen |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.126422 |
| Longitude | -1.541879 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cowpen maintains a stoic, industrious character that reflects the long transformation of the Northumberland landscape from coal-seam to modern suburb. It lies 1.3 miles west of Blyth (from Blyth: bearing 268°T, OS grid NZ 293 814), and is situated south-south-east of East Sleekburn village. The streets of Cowpen unfold across a terrain shaped by the slow, rhythmic reclamation of former industrial earth, where the sky feels vast and unencumbered by the weight of tall timber. A solitary wooden sculpture stands to the north-north-east, its form catching the low, pale light that often drifts in from the North Sea. Beyond the domestic rows, the quiet waters of Factory Point offer a sanctuary for wading birds, marking a transition where the wetland slowly reclaims the margins of the old workings. This geography serves as a reminder of the quiet gravity inherent to this part of the North East, where the echoes of the pits have long since softened into the hum of daily life. The air here carries a sharp, saline clarity, an invigorating breath drawn from the nearby coast that sharpens the edges of the red-brick architecture. Cowpen persists as a place of steady transition, where the horizon remains wide and the memory of the land is held in the stillness of the surrounding fields.
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Explore Cowpen, 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: 55.126422, -1.541879. 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. |