Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Knowesgate, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knowesgate 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 Knowesgate, 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 | Knowesgate |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.166136 |
| Longitude | -2.017112 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Knowesgate emerges from the rolling Northumberland uplands as a quiet intersection of open roads and ancient, wind-swept terrain. It lies 10.8 miles south-south-west of Rothbury (from Rothbury: bearing 203°T, OS grid NY 990 857), and is situated north-north-west of Kirkwhelpington village. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant horizon. To the south-south-west, the slopes of Rowley Hill rise like a slumbering beast against the pale northern sky. Knowesgate maintains a modest presence, defined more by the transit of light across its fields than by grand architecture. A short distance to the north, the earth hides the remnants of a Romano-British farmstead, a silent reminder of those who first broke this stubborn soil. The landscape possesses a stark, rhythmic quality, where the land falls away into the hidden valleys of the River Wansbeck. Here, the passage of seasons is marked only by the shifting colours of the gorse and the persistent, low-hanging clouds that sweep across the moor. This stretch of countryside holds a profound stillness, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its borders.
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Explore Knowesgate, 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: 55.166136, -2.017112. 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. |