Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore Oxclose, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oxclose 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 Oxclose, 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 Oxclose and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Oxclose |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.897434 |
| Longitude | -1.541580 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Oxclose maintains a quiet, deliberate presence within the broader sprawl of Washington, defined by its orderly residential cul-de-sacs and the persistent, low-slung light that filters across the Tyne and Wear landscape. The architecture here reflects the mid-century ambition of the New Town movement, prioritising functional layouts that allow the sky to assert itself over the rooftops. A short distance to the south, the open expanse of Holley Park offers a green reprieve, where the wind catches the long grass and carries the faint, metallic tang of the region’s industrial legacy. Oxclose occupies a terrain that feels neither fully urban nor reclaimed, but rather caught in a state of suspended utility. Residents often look toward the horizon where the silhouette of the Colliery Engine House at Washington F Pit rises as a stark, brick-built reminder of the coal seams that once dictated the rhythm of life below ground. These remnants of industry are now softened by encroaching vegetation, creating a contrast between the rigid geometry of the past and the fluid, seasonal shifts of the present. The air here holds a particular stillness in the early evening, a quality that renders the mundane commute home across the grid of streets strangely atmospheric. In the transition between the dusk and the streetlamps, one can perceive the unique character of Oxclose as a place that has quietly traded the clamour of the pit-head for the measured, domestic pace of suburban life.
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Explore Oxclose, 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: 54.897434, -1.541580. 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. |