Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore High Pit, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Pit 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 High Pit, 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 | High Pit |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.083404 |
| Longitude | -1.568343 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
High Pit retains the quiet, unvarnished character of a former mining district, where the Northumberland sky seems to expand over the low rooftops. It lies 0.8 miles east-south-east of Cramlington (from Cramlington: bearing 108°T, OS grid NZ 276 766). The terrain here maintains a level, unassuming posture, revealing the subtle ghosts of an industrial past beneath the modern suburban quiet. Nearby, the metallic silhouettes of the Footsteps in the Snow public artwork offer a stark, artistic grace against the prevailing grey light of a northern afternoon. High Pit exists in a space where the rhythm of everyday transit meets the edge of open fields, far from the bustle of the nearby cinema. The air carries a crisp, cool sharpness, typical of a landscape that has long been accustomed to the sweep of North Sea winds. Here, the transition from old colliery tracks to neat residential streets happens with an understated, almost melancholic efficiency. Such surroundings possess a singular, austere beauty, defined by the vastness of the horizon rather than the grandeur of the architecture.
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Explore High Pit, 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: 55.083404, -1.568343. 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. |