Birtley Tyne and Wear Map

About Birtley

Birtley, a significant settlement in the Gateshead district, carries the quiet dignity of a place shaped by industry and community. It lies 2.7 km west of Washington (from Washington: bearing 264°T, OS grid NZ 271 558), and is situated north-east of Ouston village. The landscape around Birtley, once marked by the toil of coal mining, now unfolds with a softer aspect, where the gentle slope of the land meets the sky with an understated grace. A sense of enduring spirit, perhaps forged in the days when its ironworks were a beacon of local enterprise, still seems to imbue the air, a subtle resonance that one might feel on a quiet afternoon. The very streets of Birtley seem to hold the memory of its past, a testament to the generations who called it home, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of its working heart.

About This Birtley Map Page

Explore Birtley, 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: 54.896397, -1.577688. 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.