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Springwell Tyne and Wear Map

(Suburban Area)

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

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

How to Use This Springwell, Tyne and Wear Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Springwell, 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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PlaceSpringwell
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughSunderland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.888644
Longitude-1.425009
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Springwell

Springwell holds a quiet gravity in the landscape, shaped by the steady, unyielding influence of the North East’s industrial past. It lies 1.9 miles west-south-west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 240°T, OS grid NZ 369 550). The sunlight here often catches the elevation of nearby Humbledon Hill, where the limestone ridges cast long, sharp shadows across the suburban streets during the late afternoon. Residents find a familiar solace in the verdant expanse of Barnes Park, which offers a soft, green counterpoint to the more rugged geological history of the surrounding terrain. Springwell maintains a distinct character, defined by its position upon the rising ground that looks toward the wider Tyne and Wear horizon. The earth beneath these houses remembers the heavy industry of coal and stone, though today the pace of life hums with a more domestic rhythm. Ancient echoes persist in the earth near the defended settlement on Humbledon Hill, grounding the modern dwellings in a deep, layered past. This landscape remains a place of transition, where the crisp air from the coast brushes against the solid, enduring brickwork of local homes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Barnes Park (Park) — 0.1 mi, 239° WSW
  • Humbledon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 080° E
  • Defended Settlement On Humbledon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 082° E
  • Humbledon Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 080° E
  • Gilleylaw Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 153° SSE
  • Newport Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 139° SE
  • Non-Conformist Mortuary chapel (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 015° NNE
  • Hasting Hill Cursus And Causewayed Enclosure, 600M South Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 228° SW · 26 ha
  • Round Barrow On Hasting Hill, 230M West Of Hasting Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 250° WSW
  • Newport Dene (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 121° ESE
  • Hippo (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 341° NNW
  • Silksworth Recreation Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 128° SE
  • Royalty Theatre (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 050° NE
  • Doxford Gates (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 014° NNE
  • Sunderland Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 049° NE
  • Mowbray Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 063° ENE · 8 ha
  • Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 059° ENE
  • Wearmouth Colliery Coal drops (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 039° NE
  • Penshaw Monument (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 260° W
  • Fans Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 045° NE
  • Hylton Castle (Castle) — 2.5 mi, 343° NNW
  • Down at the Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 196° SSW
  • Ganderland 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 285° WNW
  • Ryhope Engines Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 128° SE
  • The Donnison School (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 060° ENE
  • National Glass Centre (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 052° NE
  • Potato Garth (Beach) — 2.9 mi, 051° NE
  • North East Land Sea and Air Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 324° NW
  • Pattinson South Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 268° W
  • Polka Hole (Wetland) — 3.2 mi, 053° NE

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About This Springwell Map Page

Explore Springwell, 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: 54.888644, -1.425009. 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.