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New Herrington Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Herrington, 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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PlaceNew Herrington
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.866946
Longitude-1.483980
Place TypeVillage

About New Herrington

New Herrington retains the quiet authority of a place shaped by the slow, deliberate work of the coal seams that once defined its subterranean life. It lies 1.7 miles north-north-west of Houghton-le-Spring (from Houghton-le-Spring: bearing 343°T, OS grid NZ 332 525), and is situated north-north-west of Philadelphia village. The horizon here is dominated by the enduring silhouette of Penshaw Monument, which stands as a pale, neoclassical sentinel over the low-lying plains. Below this landmark, the open expanse of Herrington Country Park offers a sprawling green lung where the former scars of industrial extraction have been softened by decades of regrowth. A short distance away, the modest currents of Herrington Burn trace a winding path through the landscape, serving as a persistent, silver thread in the local geography. The light in New Herrington often catches the brickwork of its traditional terraces, highlighting a certain sturdiness in the architecture that refuses to fade despite the changing seasons. Residents look toward the nearby slopes of Bunker Hill, where the land rises sharply enough to offer a clear perspective of the surrounding Durham coalfield heritage. The atmosphere remains grounded, defined by a distinct lack of pretension that marks the transition between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and the surrounding open fields. Through this intersection of industrial memory and reclaimed nature, New Herrington maintains a character that is as resilient as the bedrock upon which it rests.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bunker Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 166° SSE
  • Herrington Burn (River) — 0.5 mi, 233° SW
  • Site Lines (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Herrington Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 044° NE
  • Herrington Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 083° E · 7 ha
  • Burn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 039° NE
  • Penshaw Monument (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 006° N
  • Mount Pleasant Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 314° NW
  • Moors Burn (River) — 1.3 mi, 195° SSW
  • Dawson'S Plantation Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Bottoms (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 050° NE
  • The James Steel Park (Park) — 1.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Pattinson South Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 330° NNW
  • South Belt (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 256° WSW
  • Hasting Hill Cursus And Causewayed Enclosure, 600M South Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 064° ENE · 26 ha
  • Round Barrow On Hasting Hill, 230M West Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Down at the Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.9 mi, 118° ESE
  • Lambton Castle (Castle) — 2.1 mi, 270° W
  • Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 359° N
  • Rickleton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 279° W
  • Virginia Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 277° W
  • Seven Sisters Round Barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-Le-Spring (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 147° SSE · 1 ha
  • Lumley Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 247° WSW · 124 ha
  • Washington Old Hall (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 332° NNW
  • Washington F Pit Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 329° NNW
  • Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 048° NE
  • North East Land Sea and Air Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 008° N
  • Hylton Castle (Castle) — 4.2 mi, 023° NNE
  • Old Cherry Knowle Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 095° E
  • Doxford Gates (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 041° NE

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About This New Herrington Map Page

Explore New Herrington, 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: 54.866946, -1.483980. 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.