Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: North Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore West Holywell, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Holywell 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 | West Holywell |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | North Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.045252 |
| Longitude | -1.521255 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
West Holywell rests as a quiet settlement in the North Tyneside district. It lies 3.9 km north-east of Longbenton (from Longbenton: bearing 47°T, OS grid NZ 306 724), and is situated east-north-east of Backworth village. The land around West Holywell, gently rolling and often catching the pale, diffused light of the North East coast, speaks of a long agricultural past, though the echoes of industry, particularly coal mining, are never far from the surface of memory. There is a certain resilience in the very air here, a sense of enduring character that has shaped West Holywell. The sky above often feels vast, a canvas for the shifting moods of the English weather, and the quiet lanes invite contemplation as they weave through fields that have been worked for generations.
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Explore West Holywell, 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: 55.045252, -1.521255. 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. |