Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore East Gateshead, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Gateshead 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 East Gateshead, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
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 East Gateshead and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | East Gateshead |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.963662 |
| Longitude | -1.583699 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
East Gateshead stretches along the southern bank of the Tyne, where the industrial legacy of the North East meets the shifting, grey-blue light of the river. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Gateshead (from Gateshead: bearing 73°T, OS grid NZ 267 633). The terrain here carries a distinct, utilitarian gravity, defined by the long-dormant echoes of heavy engineering and the persistent, rhythmic flow of the water nearby. East Gateshead maintains a quiet resilience, marked by the rusted, skeletal remains of the Friars Goose Pumping Engine House that stand as a stark monument to a forgotten era of coal and steam. Beyond these brick ruins, the land rises toward the north, offering a vantage point where the distant, metallic glint of the Fish with Two Heads sculpture catches the morning sun. The river air feels sharp and unadorned, stripped of sentimentality but rich in the honest, soot-stained heritage of Tyneside. Here, the modern sprawl softens into a utilitarian landscape where the sky seems wider, reflecting the pale, shifting tides of the river below. It is a place that finds its own peculiar dignity in the spaces between the old works and the steady, encroaching quiet of the present day.
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Explore East Gateshead, 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: 54.963662, -1.583699. 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. |