Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore Fence Houses, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fence Houses 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 | Fence Houses |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.843038 |
| Longitude | -1.498035 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fence Houses rests in a landscape sculpted by the whispers of industry and the enduring spirit of the North East. It lies 1.7 km west of Houghton-le-Spring (from Houghton-le-Spring: bearing 266°T, OS grid NZ 323 499), and is situated north-west of Chilton Moor village. The air in Fence Houses often carries a faint, earthy scent, a lingering memory of the coal seams that once defined its very being, and beneath the open sky, the light can fall with a particular clarity, illuminating the sturdy brickwork of its homes. Though the deep shafts have long since been filled, the legacy of mining remains, a quiet strength that underpins the present. The village green, a modest expanse, offers a place for quiet contemplation, its grass worn smooth by generations who have walked its breadth, each step a silent story.
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Explore Fence Houses, 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: 54.843038, -1.498035. 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. |