Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Newcastle upon Tyne · Region: North East
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| Place | Throckley |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.995883 |
| Longitude | -1.754287 |
| Place Type | Village |
Throckley commands a sturdy position upon the rising ground that overlooks the valley of the River Tyne. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-east of Ryton (from Ryton: bearing 13°T, OS grid NZ 158 668), and is situated west-north-west of Walbottle village. Shadows stretch long across the fields where the ancient stones of Hadrian's Wall and Vallum in Wall Mile 10 rest, marking the boundary between a Roman past and the modern reach of the North East. The wind here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the red-brick terraces and slate roofs. Below the main road, the terrain slopes toward the Tyne Riverside Country Park, where the river moves with a quiet, heavy purpose through the landscape. Throckley retains the honest, industrious character of a place built upon the coal seams that once fed the furnaces of the region. Even now, the horizon remains open and uncrowded, allowing the pale northern light to wash over the streets until they glow with a muted, metallic warmth. This landscape demands a certain resilience, holding its own against the shifting weather that rolls in from the coast.
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Explore Throckley, 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: 54.995883, -1.754287. 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. |