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Welton Northumberland Map

Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East

Explore Welton, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Welton 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.

Interactive Map of Welton, Northumberland

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PlaceWelton
Traditional CountyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude55.001974
Longitude-1.909158
Place TypeHamlet

About Welton

Welton commands a stark, elevated presence over the Northumberland landscape, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant gritstone. It lies 3.6 miles north-west of Prudhoe (from Prudhoe: bearing 322°T, OS grid NZ 059 674), and is situated south-west of Ouston village. The horizon here is wide and indifferent, marked by the severe, vertical silhouette of Welton Tower House, which has kept its silent watch over the fields for centuries. Below this stone sentinel, the remnants of the Welton Medieval Settlement, Open Field System And Fishponds remain as faint, rhythmic indentations in the turf, suggesting a long-forgotten geometry of labour. To the north-east, the Whittle Burn carves a purposeful path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the bruised, heavy greys of the northern sky. The land around Welton possesses a hard-won quality, having been shaped by the rigorous demands of agricultural life and the slow decay of medieval fortifications. Winter light strikes the exposed ridges with a sharp clarity, revealing the subtle contours of a place that remains stubbornly itself. There is a singular, quiet gravity in these fields, where the past does not merely fade but persists in the very stubbornness of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Welton Medieval Settlement, Open Field System And Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 093° E · 14 ha
  • Welton Tower House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 083° E
  • Whittle Burn (River) — 0.6 mi, 097° E
  • Hadrian'S Wall And Vallum Between The B6309 And The B6321 In Wall Miles 16, 17 And 18 (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 318° NW · 30 ha
  • Whittle Dene Watercourse (River) — 0.8 mi, 030° NNE
  • Whirl Dub (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 121° ESE
  • Remains of Lonkin's Hall (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 143° SE
  • Shildon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 259° W
  • Swarden Dene (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 155° SSE
  • Whittington Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 220° SW
  • Joiners Nature Park (Park) — 2.4 mi, 169° S
  • Swan Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 328° NNW
  • Village Green (Park) — 3.0 mi, 146° SE
  • River Tyne At Ovingham Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 141° SE · 3 ha
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 321° NW
  • Prudhoe Castle (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 142° SE
  • Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 162° SSE
  • Whittington Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 302° WNW
  • Bywell Castle (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 190° S
  • Aydon Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 259° WSW
  • Whittington Bog (Wetland) — 3.9 mi, 290° WNW
  • Corbridge Limestone Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 253° WSW · 1 ha
  • George Stephenson's Birthplace (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 111° ESE
  • Stanleyburn Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 135° SE
  • Bradley Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.9 mi, 125° SE · 44 ha
  • Corbridge Roman Town Fort (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 251° WSW
  • Corstopitum Visitor's Centre (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Tidal limit marker stone 1783 (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 104° ESE
  • Broomleyfell Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.8 mi, 207° SSW
  • Dilston Physic Garden (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 245° WSW

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About This Welton Map Page

Explore Welton, 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: 55.001974, -1.909158. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.