Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Dunston, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dunston 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 Dunston, 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 Dunston and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Dunston |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.954358 |
| Longitude | -1.648096 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Dunston commands a sturdy presence upon the southern banks of the Tyne, where the land slopes toward the water’s edge with a persistent, industrial gravity. It lies 1.3 miles east-north-east of Whickham (from Whickham: bearing 62°T, OS grid NZ 226 622). The river’s movement defines the northern horizon, carrying the memory of coal-laden vessels that once crowded the wooden skeleton of Dunston Staiths, a structure that still catches the low, amber light of winter evenings. Below the quiet streets, the River Team snakes through the lowlands, its dark current pulling the gaze away from the brickwork and toward the wider, grey expanse of the North East. Traces of an older, subterranean life linger near the Coal Mining Remains At Dunston Hill, where the earth holds the weight of long-silent galleries beneath the grass. The air here often carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a remnant of the labour that shaped the foundations of Dunston long before the modern roads arrived. Gulls wheel incessantly above the reeds, their cries providing a wild, discordant music against the hum of the nearby bridges. This landscape does not hide its working past, but rather wears it as a weathered coat, honest in its lines and resolute in its endurance.
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Explore Dunston, 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: 54.954358, -1.648096. 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. |