Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Sunderland · Region: North East
Explore South Bents, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Bents 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.
| Place | South Bents |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.940681 |
| Longitude | -1.366450 |
| Place Type | Village |
South Bents, a quiet corner of Tyne and Wear, exhales a gentle, coastal air. It lies 1.1 km south of Whitburn (from Whitburn: bearing 186°T, OS grid NZ 406 608). The land here slopes with a subtle grace towards the North Sea, a sweep of green that catches the pale northern light with a muted, pearlescent sheen. Though small, South Bents holds a sturdy character, born perhaps of its proximity to the sea, where the wind carries a constant, restless whisper. Its houses, a modest collection of brick and stone, seem to lean into each other for comfort against the elements, their gardens often a riot of hardy, sea-salt-loving blooms. The very earth underfoot feels ancient, marked by the passage of countless tides and the quiet lives lived out under the vast, ever-changing sky.
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Explore South Bents, 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: 54.940681, -1.366450. 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 | June 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. |