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Ford Tyne and Wear Map

Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East

Explore Ford, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford 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.

Interactive Map of Ford, Tyne and Wear

How to Use This Ford, Tyne and Wear Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ford, 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	Ford
Traditional County	Tyne and Wear
District / Borough	Sunderland
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.905273
Longitude	-1.423946
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Ford

Ford reveals a landscape shaped by the quiet gravity of industrial heritage and the enduring patience of stone. It lies 1.6 miles west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 278°T, OS grid NZ 370 568). Sunlight catches the rugged limestone faces of the nearby Claxheugh Rock and Ford Limestone Quarry, where geological history remains exposed to the shifting northern sky. To the south, the weathered ruins of the Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel offer a solemn, skeletal geometry against the horizon, marking the passage of time in silent masonry. Ford maintains a character defined by these remnants of past labour, where the earth still holds the memory of deep-cut stone and river-wrought boundaries. The suburban streets trace the contours of a terrain that once fed the furnaces of the region, now softened by the slow encroachment of greenery. Each morning, the light leans across the rooftops of Ford with a pale, steady clarity, illuminating the intersection of domestic life and the raw, unyielding geology beneath. This environment persists as a quiet witness to the transitions of the Tyne and Wear landscape, balancing its utilitarian roots with an austere, understated grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hippo (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 267° W
Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 150° SSE
Claxheugh Rock And Ford Limestone Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 302° WNW · 6 ha
Doxford Gates (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 033° NNE
Diamond Hall Pocket Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 077° ENE
Wear River Bank Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 312° NW · 4 ha
Barnes Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 140° SE
Hylton Dene (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 335° NNW
Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 099° E
Humbledon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 146° SSE
Defended Settlement On Humbledon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 148° SSE
Hylton Castle: A Medieval Fortified House, Chapel, 17Th And 18Th Century Country Houses And Associated Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 331° NNW · 11 ha
Hylton Castle (Castle) — 1.4 mi, 327° NNW
Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 086° E
Wearmouth Colliery Coal drops (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 068° ENE
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 093° E
Fans Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 073° ENE
Hasting Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 096° E · 8 ha
Round Barrow On Hasting Hill, 230M West Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
Fulwell Acoustic Mirror (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 035° NE
Fulwell Windmill visitor centre (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 040° NE
North East Land Sea and Air Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 306° NW
National Glass Centre (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 076° ENE
The Donnison School (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 085° E
Potato Garth (Beach) — 2.4 mi, 073° ENE
Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 258° WSW
Polka Hole (Wetland) — 2.6 mi, 073° ENE
Sunderland Beach (Beach) — 2.7 mi, 077° ENE
Roker Roundabout (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 061° ENE

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