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Barley Mow Tyne and Wear Map

Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East

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PlaceBarley Mow
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughGateshead
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.883153
Longitude-1.575753
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Barley Mow

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rowletch Burn (River) — 0.9 mi, 331° NNW
  • Coronation Recreation Ground (Park) — 1.0 mi, 008° N
  • Lambton Worm (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 198° SSW
  • Lambton Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Virginia Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Rickleton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 120° ESE
  • The Bottoms (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Swinburn's Leap (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE
  • Leyburnhold Gill (River) — 1.5 mi, 344° NNW
  • Chester New Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE
  • Holley Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 066° ENE
  • Bassett's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 017° NNE
  • Lambton Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 131° SE · 366 ha
  • Concangium Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 173° S · 1 ha
  • Sheddon's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 018° NNE
  • Lumley Castle (Castle) — 2.2 mi, 156° SSE
  • Weather Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 263° W
  • Washington F Pit Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 043° NE
  • Colliery Engine House At Washington F Pit, Albany (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 045° NE
  • Washington Old Hall (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 060° ENE
  • Pockerley Farm Pond Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 283° WNW · 2 ha
  • Tiny Tim (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 265° W
  • Beamish Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 273° W
  • Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 277° W
  • Wanister Bog (Wetland) — 3.4 mi, 201° SSW
  • Mahogany Drift Mine (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 270° W
  • Ridley Gill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 286° WNW · 12 ha
  • Birkheads Secret Gardens (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 295° WNW
  • Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 074° ENE
  • Penshaw Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 090° E

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About This Barley Mow Map Page

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 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.