Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: North Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Fordley, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fordley 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 Fordley, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Fordley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Fordley |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | North Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.056382 |
| Longitude | -1.578527 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fordley emerges from the North Tyneside landscape as a modest, resilient collection of homes shaped by the industrial legacy of the coalfields. It lies 2.2 miles south of Cramlington (from Cramlington: bearing 170°T, OS grid NZ 270 736), and is situated east of Dudley village. The horizon here is marked by the quiet persistence of the past, where the skeletal remains of Burradon Tower stand as a solitary sentinel over the fields, reminding observers of a more turbulent, medieval age. Sunlight often strikes the brickwork of Fordley with a pale, northern clarity, highlighting the utilitarian architecture that defines the streetscapes. To the north-northeast, the waters of Seghill Reservoir mirror the shifting clouds, offering a brief, reflective stillness amidst the surrounding suburban sprawl. The earth beneath these roads carries the long memory of deep-seam mining, a subterranean history that has dictated the growth and character of every street. Residents often walk toward the open horizons, finding in the transition from pavement to wilder, grassy expanses a sense of space that belies the density of the wider region. Fordley maintains a grounded, functional identity, holding its own against the encroaching silence of the surrounding fields.
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Explore Fordley, 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: 55.056382, -1.578527. 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. |