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Plains Farm Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

How to Use This Plains Farm, Tyne and Wear Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plains Farm, 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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PlacePlains Farm
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.886604
Longitude-1.413768
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Plains Farm

Plains Farm occupies a distinct ridge of elevated ground that holds the cool, grey light of the North East with a quiet, persistent clarity. It lies 1.6 miles south-west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 228°T, OS grid NZ 377 548). The residential streets of Plains Farm spill across this sloping terrain, where the houses seem to lean against the wind that frequently scours the higher ground. To the north-east, the ancient, grassy ramparts of the Defended Settlement on Humbledon Hill rise as a silent sentinel, reminding residents of the deep, pre-industrial layers beneath their feet. Beyond these historic earthworks, the rugged face of Humbledon Hill Quarry SSSI reveals geological strata that have weathered countless seasons of rain and frost. The local atmosphere is defined by this proximity to open, elevated spaces, where the sky feels unexpectedly vast for a suburban landscape. Life in Plains Farm maintains a steady, unremarkable rhythm, punctuated by the shifting colours of the seasons across the nearby hillsides. Even in the bustle of daily life, the silhouette of the landscape provides a constant, grounding horizon for those who call the place home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Defended Settlement On Humbledon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 047° NE
  • Humbledon Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Humbledon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Barnes Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 025° NNE
  • Newport Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 163° SSE
  • Gilleylaw Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 183° S
  • Newport Dene (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Silksworth Recreation Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 139° SE
  • Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 347° NNW
  • Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 033° NNE
  • Hasting Hill Cursus And Causewayed Enclosure, 600M South Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 245° WSW · 26 ha
  • Round Barrow On Hasting Hill, 230M West Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 261° W
  • Hippo (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 327° NNW
  • Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 035° NE
  • Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 053° NE · 8 ha
  • Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 048° NE
  • Doxford Gates (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 360° N
  • Wearmouth Colliery Coal drops (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 026° NNE
  • Fans Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 034° NE
  • Ryhope Engines Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 132° SE
  • The Donnison School (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Ryhope War Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 119° ESE
  • National Glass Centre (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
  • Down at the Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Potato Garth (Beach) — 2.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Hylton Castle (Castle) — 2.7 mi, 335° NNW
  • Polka Hole (Wetland) — 2.9 mi, 045° NE
  • Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 286° WNW
  • Sunderland Beach (Beach) — 3.0 mi, 050° NE
  • Fulwell Windmill visitor centre (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 018° NNE

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About This Plains Farm Map Page

Explore Plains Farm, 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: 54.886604, -1.413768. 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.