Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Pelaw, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pelaw 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 Pelaw, 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 Pelaw and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Pelaw |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.954344 |
| Longitude | -1.546195 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Pelaw bears the enduring marks of its industrial heritage, where the heavy pulse of the Tyne once dictated the rhythm of daily life. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of Hebburn (from Hebburn: bearing 222°T, OS grid NZ 291 622). Steel rails and brickwork define the horizon, yet the landscape softens toward the river where the reeds at St Anthony’s Point sway in the restless northern wind. The light here often catches the grey, silted veins of the water, turning the surface into a mirror of hammered pewter. Residents find respite in the quiet expanse of King Georges Field, a green lung that persists amidst the dense, urban geometry of the district. Pelaw maintains a stoic character, its streets echoing with the memory of the Pelaw Main Collieries and the vast co-operative factories that once employed generations. Further east, the hollowed earth of Cutthroat Dean offers a hidden, sheltered corridor where the wilder brambles reclaim the quietude of the valley floor. These remnants of industry and nature exist in a fragile, shifting balance, shaped by the persistent flow of the nearby river.
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Explore Pelaw, 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: 54.954344, -1.546195. 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. |