Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Oakwood, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oakwood 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.
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| Place | Oakwood |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.987083 |
| Longitude | -2.078137 |
| Place Type | Village |
Oakwood holds a quiet vantage above the Tyne, where the land rises in long, deliberate slopes towards the north. It lies 1.4 miles north-east of Hexham (from Hexham: bearing 41°T, OS grid NY 950 658), and is situated east-south-east of Acomb village. Cold light catches the stone of Beaufront Castle to the east, a silhouette that commands the ridge with an air of unyielding stillness. The terrain here feels shaped by the patient, scouring passage of water, where the nearby Cockshaw Burn carves its path toward the river with a persistent, low-voiced urgency. Oakwood retains a stark clarity in its boundaries, defined more by the open reach of the sky than by the clutter of modern expansion. To the west, the landscape dips toward the hidden channels of the Birkey Burn, grounding the fields in a heavy, fertile dampness. The air carries a sharp, metallic crispness common to this part of Northumberland, suggesting the proximity of high moors and exposed granite. Life here moves in sympathy with the seasonal shift of the horizon, observing the slow transition of light across the valley floor.
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Explore Oakwood, 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: 54.987083, -2.078137. 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. |