The Lawe Tyne and Wear Map

About The Lawe

The Lawe breathes with a particular grace, a whisper of the North Sea carried on the air. It lies 0.6 km north of South Shields (from South Shields: bearing 2°T, OS grid NZ 364 677). Here, the land rises gently, offering glimpses of the water that has shaped this corner of Tyne and Wear, its light often a soft, diffused silver, catching the edges of residential streets and the occasional cluster of older stone buildings. Echoes of its past, perhaps a working port or a quiet farming community before the sprawl of modern life, can still be sensed in the sturdy architecture and the open spaces that punctuate the suburban fabric. The rhythm of The Lawe is one of quiet persistence, a place where the sky feels vast and the sea's influence is a constant, subtle presence.

About This The Lawe Map Page

Explore The Lawe, 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: 55.003197, -1.431393. 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.