Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Stobswood, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stobswood 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 | Stobswood |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.245300 |
| Longitude | -1.627052 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stobswood occupies a landscape where the heavy silence of past coal extraction meets the slow, persistent reclamation of the Northumbrian earth. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-west of Ashington (from Ashington: bearing 332°T, OS grid NZ 238 946), and is situated south-west of Widdrington village. The horizon here is dominated by the skeletal, rusted remains of a massive dragline shovel, a colossal iron relic that looms over the fields like a forgotten titan of the industrial age. Just a short walk away, the dense, sheltered canopy of Grange Wood offers a stark contrast to this metallic skeleton, holding the light in a muted, verdant suspension. During the quiet hours of the afternoon, the air around Stobswood carries a distinct, sharp clarity that highlights the subtle contours of the surrounding farmland. The local terrain retains the memory of its former opencast workings, now softened by the patient encroachment of wild grasses and scrub. This geography remains defined by the interplay between the stark, man-made relics of the twentieth century and the steady, indifferent growth of the natural world. Stobswood persists as a place where the grandeur of heavy machinery and the unassuming presence of the countryside exist in a strange, enduring equilibrium.
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Explore Stobswood, 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: 55.245300, -1.627052. 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. |