Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: North Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Backworth, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Backworth 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 | Backworth |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | North Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.043811 |
| Longitude | -1.529457 |
| Place Type | Village |
Backworth, a village in North Tyneside, carries the quiet dignity of its North East England setting. It lies 3.4 km north-east of Longbenton (from Longbenton: bearing 42°T, OS grid NZ 301 722), and is situated west-north-west of Shiremoor village. The land around Backworth, gently rising and falling, often catches the pale, diffused light of the Tyne estuary, lending a soft glow to the fields that stretch towards the coast. Though its origins are rooted in the agricultural landscape, the echoes of industry, perhaps from the now-vanished mines, can still be felt in the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. The village green, a patch of well-trodden turf, serves as a subtle heart, a place where the quiet pulse of daily life beats steadily. The air here often carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of damp earth and distant sea, a testament to its position on the cusp of the North Sea's influence.
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Explore Backworth, Tyne and Wear, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.043811, -1.529457. 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. |