Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Bill Quay, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bill Quay 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 Bill Quay, 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.
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| Place | Bill Quay |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.957685 |
| Longitude | -1.538630 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bill Quay holds a quiet authority over the southern bank of the River Tyne, where the industrial ghosts of shipyards have long since yielded to the soft encroachment of reed and tide. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Hebburn (from Hebburn: bearing 220°T, OS grid NZ 296 626). The river light catches the silvered mudflats at St Anthony's Point, casting a pale, pearlescent glow across the water that seems to hold the memory of vanished iron hulls. Nearby, the gentle lowing of livestock at Bill Quay Community Farm offers a singular, pastoral contrast to the heavy, rusted remnants of the region’s maritime departure. Visitors often wander toward the open grasses of King Georges Field, where the wind carries a sharp, saline tang from the river’s deep channel. The terrain here rises in modest, grassy ridges that once bore the weight of coal staithes and the clamour of forging hammers. Bill Quay retains a stubborn, understated dignity, possessing a character shaped more by the relentless flow of the river than the transient fashions of the modern age. Every footpath leading toward the water suggests a history of labour, yet the air remains remarkably still, holding the hushed focus of a place that has finished its work.
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Explore Bill Quay, 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: 54.957685, -1.538630. 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. |