Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Highfield, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highfield 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 Highfield, 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 Highfield and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Highfield |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.922236 |
| Longitude | -1.765423 |
| Place Type | Village |
Highfield commands a quiet ridge overlooking the industrial ghosts of the Tyne and Wear landscape. It lies 3.5 miles south of Ryton (from Ryton: bearing 181°T, OS grid NZ 151 586), and is situated north-north-east of Victoria Garesfield village. The horizon here is marked by the lingering presence of the Whinfield Coking Ovens, where the earth still holds the heat of a coal-fired past beneath its modern skin. To the north-east, the canopy of Sherburn Green Wood gathers the low, northern light, offering a sanctuary of rustling leaves that contrasts with the village’s sparse, elevated exposure. Highfield maintains a stoic character, shaped by the hard-won legacy of mining that once defined the rhythm of these hills. The wind travels unimpeded across the open fields, carrying the scent of damp soil and the memory of subterranean labour. Through the shifting clouds, the landscape reveals a stark, honest beauty that refuses to soften for the sake of sentimentality. This high ground remains a place of transition, where the echoes of heavy industry slowly surrender to the quiet reclamation of the surrounding wild.
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Explore Highfield, 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: 54.922236, -1.765423. 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. |