Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Barley Mow, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barley Mow 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 Barley Mow, Tyne and Wear, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Barley Mow and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Barley Mow |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.883153 |
| Longitude | -1.575753 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Barley Mow occupies a quiet corner of the Gateshead district, where the heavy industrial memory of the North East fades into the softer, rolling contours of the Tyne and Wear landscape. It lies 1.7 miles north of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 358°T, OS grid NZ 273 543), and is situated east of Ouston village. This suburban stretch keeps a steady vigil over the shifting light of the low-hanging northern sun, which catches the brickwork of the houses in a pale, amber glow during the late afternoon. To the north-west, the Rowletch Burn carves its path through the earth, a thin, silver ribbon of water that carries the runoff of the surrounding hills toward the sea. The air here holds the faint, metallic sharpness of a region forged by coal and iron, though the pits have long since surrendered to the quiet encroachment of green grass and residential lanes. Beyond the immediate streets, the sprawling canopy of Lambton Park offers a deep, verdant sanctuary where the shadows grow long and cool against the ancient timber. Barley Mow remains a place of transition, caught between the echoes of its mining heritage and the slow, rhythmic pulse of modern suburban life. Each evening, the sky bruises into violet and grey, casting a contemplative silence over the rooftops that feels both grounded and vast.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Barley Mow, 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: 54.883153, -1.575753. 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. |