Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Knarsdale, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knarsdale 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 Knarsdale, 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 | Knarsdale |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.878858 |
| Longitude | -2.503454 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Knarsdale remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that defines the high, open terrain of Northumberland. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 332°T, OS grid NY 677 539), and is situated north of Slaggyford village. The local topography is dominated by a rugged, expansive austerity where the winds carry the sharp, clean scent of damp peat and ancient stone. To the north, the waters of Thinhope Burn carve a persistent path through the earth, marking the land with a restless, silver clarity. The nearby Knarsdale Meadows SSSI provides a sanctuary for flora that thrives in these acidic, water-logged soils, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern industry. Across this landscape, the elevation rises toward the horizon, creating a vast, exposed bowl that seems to hold the sky in an intimate, heavy embrace. Knarsdale persists as a place where the architecture of the natural world—the ridges and the hidden ravines—dictates the rhythm of existence far more than the works of man. Such environments demand a certain stoicism from those who walk these paths, offering in return a solitude that is both rare and profoundly clarifying.
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Explore Knarsdale, 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: 54.878858, -2.503454. 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. |