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Burdon Tyne and Wear Map

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

Explore Burdon, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burdon 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.

Interactive Map of Burdon, Tyne and Wear

How to Use This Burdon, Tyne and Wear Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Burdon, 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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PlaceBurdon
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.855080
Longitude-1.395518
Place TypeHamlet

About Burdon

Burdon persists as a quiet enclave of agricultural heritage, defined by the steady, low-slung rhythms of the Wearside landscape. It lies 2.8 miles west-north-west of Seaham (from Seaham: bearing 298°T, OS grid NZ 389 513), and is situated north-north-west of Seaton village. The land here rises in gentle, unassuming swells, where the sharp, clear light of the North Sea coast often catches the pale stone of older farmsteads. To the north-north-east, the slopes of Howly Hill provide a natural vantage point, looking over fields that have long been worked by the slow labour of the seasons. The air in Burdon carries a faint, salt-laden chill, a reminder of the proximity to the coast that shapes the character of these open, wind-swept tracts. Further to the east, the weathered remains of Old Cherry Knowle Hospital stand in quiet contrast to the vibrant, modern life found in the neighbouring districts. Through the shifting seasons, the expanse surrounding Burdon retains a steadfast, earthy silence, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the nearby urban centres.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Howly Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 013° NNE
  • Cherry Knowle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 077° ENE
  • Old Cherry Knowle Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 061° ENE
  • Ryhope Pumping Engines (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Ryhope Engines Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 053° NE
  • Doxford Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 316° NW
  • The Green (Park) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
  • Gilleylaw Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 333° NNW
  • Newport Dene (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 354° N
  • Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 014° NNE · 16 ha
  • Seaton Burn (River) — 1.8 mi, 108° ESE
  • Ryhope War Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 056° NE
  • Down at the Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.8 mi, 268° W
  • Seaham Beach (Beach) — 2.3 mi, 099° E
  • Hasting Hill Cursus And Causewayed Enclosure, 600M South Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 308° NW · 26 ha
  • Seven Sisters Round Barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-Le-Spring (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 239° WSW · 1 ha
  • Dalden Tower (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 130° SE
  • World War II Howitzer (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 110° ESE
  • Lyons Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 218° SW
  • Stephenson Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 213° SSW
  • Blossom Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 215° SW
  • East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 113° ESE
  • Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 012° NNE · 8 ha
  • Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 360° N
  • Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 010° N
  • Rainton Burn (River) — 3.6 mi, 248° WSW
  • Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 004° N
  • The Donnison School (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 017° NNE
  • Penshaw Monument (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 300° WNW
  • Fans Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 007° N

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About This Burdon Map Page

Explore Burdon, 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: 54.855080, -1.395518. 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.