Hazlerigg Tyne and Wear Map

About Hazlerigg

Hazlerigg rests upon a gentle incline, a scattering of homes and lanes that seem to hold their breath in the Northumbrian air. It lies 5.2 km west-north-west of Longbenton (from Longbenton: bearing 296°T, OS grid NZ 231 719), and is situated south of Brunswick Village village. The light here often possesses a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through a fine veil of cloud, lending a quiet luminescence to the surrounding fields. Though no ancient abbey or grand castle defines its skyline, Hazlerigg carries the subtle imprint of generations who have worked this land, their lives a quiet counterpoint to the enduring sweep of the sky. The very air seems to whisper of the coal seams that once pulsed beneath the earth, a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered faces of the houses and the enduring resilience of the landscape. Even now, a certain pastoral calm pervades, a feeling of being comfortably apart, a small pocket of quietude in the larger hum of the North East.

About This Hazlerigg Map Page

Explore Hazlerigg, 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: 55.041595, -1.638600. 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.