Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Higham Dykes, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higham Dykes 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 Higham Dykes, 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 | Higham Dykes |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.072515 |
| Longitude | -1.792093 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higham Dykes emerges from the Northumberland landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the sparse, open character of the surrounding farmland. It lies 2.4 miles north-west of Ponteland (from Ponteland: bearing 311°T, OS grid NZ 133 753), and is situated south of Ogle village. The horizon here is dominated by the subtle rise of Beacon Hill to the north-east, which catches the pale, northern light long before the lower fields emerge from the morning mist. Coldcoats Burn traces a path through the nearby meadows, its water moving with a slow, deliberate gravity that mirrors the pace of life in this corner of the county. Higham Dykes maintains an austere beauty, marked by heavy stone walls that seem to have grown directly from the dark, fertile earth. The wind frequently sweeps across the open ground, carrying the scent of damp grass and the distant, sharp chill of the North Sea. There is a singular, unadorned honesty in the way the land falls away toward the burns, revealing a countryside that prioritises function over ornament. Those who walk the quiet lanes find themselves in a place where the sky feels immense, pressing down upon the fields with a weight that renders every hedgerow and fence line remarkably distinct.
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Explore Higham Dykes, 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: 55.072515, -1.792093. 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. |