Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Sheepwash, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sheepwash 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 | Sheepwash |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.166429 |
| Longitude | -1.601008 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Sheepwash rests quietly in the Northumberland landscape, a place where the land breathes a steady, enduring presence. It lies 2.8 km south-west of Ashington (from Ashington: bearing 228°T, OS grid NZ 255 858), and is situated north of Guide Post village. The hamlet itself seems to hold a certain stillness, its modest dwellings reflecting the muted, often pearlescent light that filters through the northeastern skies. The surrounding fields, a rich tapestry of greens and browns, roll gently towards the horizon, hinting at the agricultural heart that has long sustained this corner of England. One can almost feel the quiet hum of the earth beneath the well-trodden paths, a subtle reminder of the generations who have walked this ground. Sheepwash, though small, carries a sense of grounded continuity, a place where the old ways of the land still hold a quiet sway.
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Explore Sheepwash, 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: 55.166429, -1.601008. 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. |