Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore Cox Green, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cox Green 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 Cox Green, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cox Green and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Cox Green |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.891134 |
| Longitude | -1.491747 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cox Green keeps a steady, quiet watch over the banks of the River Wear, where the water flows with a sombre, industrial grace. It lies 1.8 miles east-south-east of Washington (from Washington: bearing 107°T, OS grid NZ 326 552), and is situated north-north-east of Penshaw village. The land here holds the memory of old ferry crossings and the slow, rhythmic toil of the riverside, where the river light catches on the reeds and discarded stone. To the south-east, the imposing silhouette of Penshaw Monument draws the eye upward, acting as a constant, stoic sentinel above the horizon. The slopes rising toward Ganderland 1 offer a vantage point where the hum of modern life fades, leaving only the sound of wind over the open, rolling pastures. Below, the riverbank paths are worn smooth by generations of feet, tracing a route that has remained largely unchanged despite the shifts in the surrounding landscape. Cox Green remains defined by this proximity to the water, which reflects the changing sky and the enduring, rugged character of the North East.
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Explore Cox Green, 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: 54.891134, -1.491747. 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. |