Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore New Silksworth, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Silksworth 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 New Silksworth, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
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 New Silksworth and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | New Silksworth |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.875618 |
| Longitude | -1.401803 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
New Silksworth emerged from the deep coal seams that once defined the industrial pulse of this corner of the North East. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 201°T, OS grid NZ 384 535). Sunlight often catches the expansive slopes of Silksworth Recreation Park, where the former pit heaps have been reclaimed into a verdant landscape that offers a wide, sweeping view of the horizon. The earth beneath New Silksworth retains a memory of the heavy machinery that once hummed in the dark, though now the air remains clear and still. To the west, the rugged limestone outcrops of Gilleylaw Quarry Sssi reveal a jagged, ancient geology that contrasts sharply with the orderly rows of modern brick homes. Residents often walk the paths where miners once trod, moving between the quiet residential streets and the open expanses that buffer the sprawl of the city. There is a singular beauty in how the terrain rises and falls, reminding all who traverse it that the ground here was forged by both relentless toil and the slow, persistent work of nature.
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Explore New Silksworth, 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: 54.875618, -1.401803. 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. |