Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Newcastle upon Tyne · Region: North East
Explore Fawdon, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fawdon 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 Fawdon, 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 | Fawdon |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.010460 |
| Longitude | -1.654579 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fawdon emerges from the northern fringes of Newcastle as a landscape defined by its pragmatic mid-century architecture and the persistent hum of the nearby transit lines. It lies 2.8 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne (from Newcastle upon Tyne: bearing 322°T, OS grid NZ 221 684), and is situated east-south-east of Woolsington village. Long-standing residential rows sit under a wide, pale sky that seems to bleach the colour from the brickwork, lending the streets a stark and honest clarity. Residents often find respite in the nearby Kingston Park Green, where the grass holds a damp, cool weight during the early morning hours. Industry once anchored the local identity, though today Fawdon functions primarily as a quiet residential anchor for those commuting into the heart of the city. A short distance away, the geometric silhouette of the Step Pyramid public artwork rises against the horizon, providing a strange, sharp contrast to the surrounding suburban sprawl. The light here catches the edges of the flat rooftops, turning the mundane utility of the neighbourhood into something briefly, unexpectedly luminous. Fawdon remains a place of transition, where the heavy, industrial echoes of the past gradually dissolve into the muted patterns of daily life.
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Explore Fawdon, 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: 55.010460, -1.654579. 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. |