Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore West Sleekburn, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Sleekburn 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 West Sleekburn, 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 | West Sleekburn |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.161866 |
| Longitude | -1.562128 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Sleekburn emerges from the flat, industrious plains of Northumberland as a quiet witness to the shifting tides of North East England. It lies 1.5 miles south of Ashington (from Ashington: bearing 169°T, OS grid NZ 279 853), and is situated east-south-east of Stakeford village. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, drawing the eye toward the distant, saline breath of the North Sea. Only a short walk to the north-west, the Wansbeck Riverside Park offers a verdant corridor where the water reflects the pale, thin light of a shifting sky. West Sleekburn retains a functional simplicity, its modest rows of houses standing firm against the prevailing coastal winds. Further south, the Sleek Burn meanders through the landscape, carving a subtle path that has long defined the local topography. This quiet corner of the county bears the quiet marks of a post-industrial transformation, where reclaimed land now hosts spaces dedicated to environmental balance and growth. Each evening, the shadows stretch long across the fields, lending the landscape a contemplative stillness that belies its history of coal and toil.
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Explore West Sleekburn, 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: 55.161866, -1.562128. 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. |