Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore Low Moorsley, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Low Moorsley 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 Low Moorsley, 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 Low Moorsley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Low Moorsley |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.811955 |
| Longitude | -1.466772 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Low Moorsley carries the quiet, enduring weight of its coal-mining heritage, an identity etched into the very slope of the land. It lies 0.8 miles south-west of Hetton-le-Hole (from Hetton-le-Hole: bearing 224°T, OS grid NZ 343 464). The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, open skies of the North East, which cast long, shifting shadows across the rooftops as evening approaches. A short walk to the south-west reveals the Moorsley Banks SSSI, where the limestone grassland supports a resilience of wild flora that defies the industrial scars of the past. Beyond these banks, the terrain rises toward High Moorsley SSSI, offering a vantage point where the breeze feels sharp and untamed against the skin. Low Moorsley maintains a modest, unassuming presence, defined by narrow streets that hold the warmth of the afternoon sun against their brickwork. The surrounding landscape, once alive with the clatter of winding gear and steam, now possesses a stillness that feels both heavy and peaceful. In the distance, the silhouette of Cobbler's Hill rises as a singular, dark punctuation mark against the rolling grey clouds. This corner of the world remains bound to the earth, a place where the memory of labour is softened by the slow, green encroachment of the countryside.
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Explore Low Moorsley, 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: 54.811955, -1.466772. 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. |