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.
| Place | Higham Dykes |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.072515 |
| Longitude | -1.792093 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higham Dykes breathes the quietude of the Northumberland countryside. It lies 3.9 km north-west of Ponteland (from Ponteland: bearing 311°T, OS grid NZ 133 753), and is situated south of Ogle village. The hamlet unfolds with a gentle grace, its scattered dwellings often framed by the deep green of ancient hedgerows, suggesting a continuity of life lived close to the earth. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of cultivated fields, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this landscape. One might imagine the soft tread of generations upon the well-worn tracks that connect its scattered homesteads, each stone and patch of soil holding a silent narrative. Higham Dykes, though unassuming, possesses a palpable sense of place, a quiet dignity that speaks of enduring existence.
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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 | June 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. |