Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: South Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Horsley Hill, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horsley Hill 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 Horsley Hill, 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 | Horsley Hill |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | South Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.982918 |
| Longitude | -1.402178 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Horsley Hill occupies a prominent ridge above the North Sea, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the edges of every brick and garden fence. It lies 1.6 miles south-east of South Shields (from South Shields: bearing 132°T, OS grid NZ 383 655). The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, wind-swept openness, allowing the pale light of the North East to wash evenly across the rooftops. Residents look out toward the horizon, where the massive, brooding silhouette of the Disappearing Gun Turret marks the coastline with a stern, industrial gravity. To the east, the green rise of Harton Down Hill offers a slight reprieve from the geometric order of the suburban streets. Horsley Hill retains a quiet, functional character, shaped by its proximity to the rugged cliffs and the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the tide. Walking these pavements, one notices how the grey sky seems to compress the horizon, lending a sharp, crystalline focus to the winter afternoons. The proximity to the shore ensures that the gulls are constant companions, their cries echoing over the gardens and driveways.
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Explore Horsley Hill, 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: 54.982918, -1.402178. 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. |