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Hendon Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

How to Use This Hendon, Tyne and Wear Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hendon, 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 Hendon and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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PlaceHendon
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.897109
Longitude-1.368865
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Hendon

Hendon holds a salt-crusted memory of the North Sea, its Victorian terraces descending toward the water like rows of grey stone teeth. It lies 0.7 miles east-south-east of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 120°T, OS grid NZ 405 560). The light here possesses a particular silver quality, reflecting off the damp pavements and the restless horizon that defines the eastern edge of the district. A short walk away, the vivid street art of Grafters Gable transforms a blank wall into a narrative of labour, reminding passers-by of the industrial vigour that once powered these streets. Beyond the residential grid, the elevation of Building Hill offers a vantage point where one can observe the smoke-grey expanse of the coastline meeting the sky. Hendon maintains a rugged independence, its architecture bearing the quiet, stubborn weight of a maritime past that refuses to be entirely eclipsed by modernisation. The persistent wind from the coast scours the brickwork, leaving the facades clean and sharp against the changing northern clouds. Every corner of the district suggests a hidden story, lingering in the shadows of the old docks and the sturdy, unyielding nature of the local stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Grafters Gable (a unique combination of street art and storytelling) (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Building Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 303° WNW
  • Mowbray Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Backhouse Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.5 mi, 314° NW · 8 ha
  • Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 317° NW
  • The Donnison School (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 003° N
  • Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 309° NW
  • Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery And Medieval Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 350° N · 2 ha
  • National Glass Centre (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 355° N
  • Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 290° WNW
  • Fans Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 331° NNW
  • Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 208° SSW · 16 ha
  • Potato Garth (Beach) — 1.3 mi, 002° N
  • Sunderland Beach (Beach) — 1.3 mi, 022° NNE
  • Polka Hole (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 013° NNE
  • Wearmouth Colliery Coal drops (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Humbledon Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 253° WSW
  • Humbledon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 253° WSW
  • Defended Settlement On Humbledon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Newport Dene (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Southwick Limekilns (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Roker Roundabout (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 004° N
  • Ryhope War Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 168° SSE
  • Doxford Gates (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 303° WNW
  • Ryhope Pumping Engines (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 182° S
  • Ryhope Engines Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 184° S
  • Fulwell Windmill visitor centre (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 339° NNW
  • Cut Throat Dene (River) — 2.7 mi, 356° N
  • Hylton Castle (Castle) — 3.4 mi, 301° WNW

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About This Hendon Map Page

Explore Hendon, 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: 54.897109, -1.368865. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.