Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Sheriff Hill, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sheriff Hill 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 Sheriff Hill, 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 Sheriff Hill and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Sheriff Hill |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.937984 |
| Longitude | -1.585213 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sheriff Hill commands a high vantage point where the North East landscape unfolds in a series of grey-toned ridges and long, sweeping horizons. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-east of Gateshead (from Gateshead: bearing 153°T, OS grid NZ 266 604). Morning light often catches the rising incline of the eponymous Sheriff Hill, casting thin, elongated shadows across the suburban rooftops that cling to the slope. Residents find respite in the quiet corners of Hodkin Park, where the trees hold the damp stillness of the Tyne Valley air. The ground here carries a weight of industrial memory, having long provided a firm foundation for the expansion of the wider district. Beyond the immediate streets, the nearby peaks of Black Hill provide a rugged contrast to the orderly lines of brick and pavement. Sheriff Hill remains a place defined by its elevation, catching the wind that travels across the coastal plain before it settles over the urban sprawl.
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Explore Sheriff Hill, 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: 54.937984, -1.585213. 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. |