Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Eighton Banks, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Eighton Banks 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 Eighton Banks, 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 | Eighton Banks |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.918823 |
| Longitude | -1.576673 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Eighton Banks commands a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the restless spirit of the northern plains. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Washington (from Washington: bearing 310°T, OS grid NZ 272 583), and is situated west of Springwell village. The heavy, iron silhouette of the Angel of the North looms only a short distance away, its vast wings casting a long, silent shadow over the surrounding fields as evening light fades into a bruised violet. Below these heights, the land drops away into the quiet, tangled hollows of Longacre Dene, where the air grows damp and thick with the scent of wet earth and ancient ferns. Eighton Banks retains the spare, utilitarian character of its coal-mining heritage, with rows of sturdy brick dwellings that face the wide horizon with a stoic, unblinking gaze. The ground here feels solid and industrious, shaped by the weight of the seams that once pulsed beneath the surface of the earth. Walking along the perimeter, one can sense the proximity of Blackim Hill rising to the east, a silent sentinel watching over the transition between the industrial grit of the valley and the open, rolling sky. It is a place of sharp edges and deep clarity, where the horizon remains the most constant companion to those who walk its streets.
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Explore Eighton Banks, 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: 54.918823, -1.576673. 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. |