Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Chopwell, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chopwell 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 Chopwell, 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 | Chopwell |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.919177 |
| Longitude | -1.815395 |
| Place Type | Village |
Chopwell commands a high ridge of the Tyne and Wear landscape, where the cold, bracing air of the North East carries the memory of deep-seam coal extraction. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-east of Prudhoe (from Prudhoe: bearing 153°T, OS grid NZ 119 582), and is situated north of Blackhall Mill village. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Chopwell Wood acts as a dark, verdant anchor, its dense canopy tempering the prevailing winds that sweep across the plateau. The terrain falls away sharply toward the south, where the quiet currents of the Milkwell Burn trace a path through the valley floor. History here is written in the heavy, industrial stillness of the earth, a legacy of the collieries that once defined the rhythm of every household. Beyond the rooftops, the slopes of Currock Hill rise against the horizon, providing a silent, stony sentinel to the daily life of the inhabitants. Chopwell maintains a resilient character, defined by its rugged geography and the enduring strength of a workforce forged in the dark subterranean galleries of the past.
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Explore Chopwell, 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: 54.919177, -1.815395. 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. |