Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore East Rainton, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Rainton 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.
| Place | East Rainton |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.824269 |
| Longitude | -1.479855 |
| Place Type | Village |
East Rainton rests in the Sunderland district, a quiet corner of Tyne and Wear. It lies 1.8 km west-north-west of Hetton-le-Hole (from Hetton-le-Hole: bearing 283°T, OS grid NZ 335 478), and is situated north-east of West Rainton village. Though no grand abbey or castle marks its horizon, the land around East Rainton has long been shaped by agricultural labour, its fields stretching out under a wide, often dramatic sky. The air here can carry the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of modern life, a gentle counterpoint to the enduring presence of the countryside. In seasons of keen frost, the hedgerows stand stark and etched against the pale light, hinting at the resilience of this place. East Rainton, in its understated way, holds the quiet narrative of its countryside setting.
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Explore East Rainton, 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: 54.824269, -1.479855. 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 | June 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. |