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Humbledon Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

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PlaceHumbledon
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.890862
Longitude-1.413394
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Humbledon

Humbledon retains a quiet, residential composure, defined by the steady, measured pace of suburban life in the North East. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 236°T, OS grid NZ 377 552). The terrain here rises with a deliberate, slow incline, dominated by the presence of Humbledon Hill, a landmark that anchors the horizon under the heavy, bruised skies typical of the coast. A short distance away, the Defended Settlement on Humbledon Hill serves as a silent, grassy reminder of ancient lives that once watched the changing light sweep across the Wearmouth landscape. The streets of Humbledon are lined with mid-twentieth-century brickwork, their facades often catching the pale, thin sunlight that filters through the North Sea mist. Nearby, the verdant, expansive reaches of Barnes Park offer a sharp contrast to the orderly rows of houses, providing a space where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and clipped lawns. These limestone-rich slopes and the legacy of the surrounding quarries leave the ground feeling solid, stubborn, and deeply rooted in the geological history of Tyne and Wear. Humbledon remains a place where the modern pulse of the city fades into the background, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic hum of the wind over the high ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Defended Settlement On Humbledon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 103° ESE
  • Barnes Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 045° NE
  • Humbledon Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 092° E
  • Humbledon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 097° E
  • Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 341° NNW
  • Newport Dene (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 145° SE
  • Newport Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 169° S
  • Gilleylaw Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 183° S
  • Silksworth Recreation Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 149° SSE
  • Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 041° NE
  • Hippo (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 319° NW
  • Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 041° NE
  • Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 061° ENE · 8 ha
  • Hasting Hill Cursus And Causewayed Enclosure, 600M South Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 235° SW · 26 ha
  • Round Barrow On Hasting Hill, 230M West Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 251° WSW
  • Doxford Gates (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 359° N
  • Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 055° NE
  • Wearmouth Colliery Coal drops (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 030° NNE
  • Fans Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 039° NE
  • The Donnison School (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 057° ENE
  • National Glass Centre (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 048° NE
  • Ryhope Engines Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Potato Garth (Beach) — 2.5 mi, 047° NE
  • Hylton Castle (Castle) — 2.5 mi, 332° NNW
  • Ryhope War Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 125° SE
  • Polka Hole (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 050° NE
  • Sunderland Beach (Beach) — 2.8 mi, 054° NE
  • Down at the Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 204° SSW
  • Fulwell Windmill visitor centre (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 020° NNE
  • Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 280° W

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About This Humbledon Map Page

Explore Humbledon, 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: 54.890862, -1.413394. 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.