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West Holywell Tyne and Wear Map

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

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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

About West Holywell

West Holywell retains a quiet dignity upon the rising ground of North Tyneside, overlooking the transition from industrial legacies to the softer contours of the coast. It lies 2.4 miles north-east of Longbenton (from Longbenton: bearing 47°T, OS grid NZ 306 724), and is situated east-north-east of Backworth village. The horizon here is defined by a wide, expansive sky that catches the silver light of the North Sea, casting long, clean shadows across the fields. To the east, the Brierdene Burn winds its way through the landscape, a modest ribbon of water that offers a refreshing coolness to the surrounding meadows. West Holywell bears the quiet weight of a region shaped by coal and steam, yet it now finds a more tempered rhythm in its residential calm. Remnants of the past linger in the nearby earth, where the shadows of the West Backworth Medieval Settlement persist as subtle indentations upon the pastoral surface. The air here carries a bracing sharpness, untainted by the heavy smoke of the previous century’s collieries. West Holywell invites a measured pace, where the sight of a distant hawk circling above the open plains provides a simple, enduring beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brierdene Burn (River) — 0.5 mi, 070° ENE
West Backworth Medieval Settlement, 300M South East Of West Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 261° W · 7 ha
West Backworth Medieval Settlement (English Heritage Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 264° W
World war 2 anti aircraft factory (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 225° SW
Silverlink Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 154° SSE
Camperdown (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 259° WSW
Holywell Dene (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 035° NE
Astley Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 000° N
Enclosure 600Yds (540M) Ne Of Burradon House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 291° WNW · 1 ha
Hippos (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 247° WSW
Holywell Pond Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 026° NNE · 14 ha
Burradon Tower, Burradon Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 282° WNW
Burradon Tower (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 282° WNW
Stephenson Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 154° SSE
Dial Cottage (George Stevensons Listed Home) (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 239° WSW
Killingworth Lake (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 248° WSW
New Hartley Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 358° N · 2 ha
Seghill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 306° NW
Egg Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 027° NNE
Seaton Delaval (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.6 mi, 019° NNE · 42 ha
Seaton Delaval Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.7 mi, 021° NNE
Gosforth Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 257° WSW
Jam Jar Cinema (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 093° E
Whitley Sands (Beach) — 3.1 mi, 087° E
The Letch (River) — 3.1 mi, 232° SW
Grant's Clock (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 090° E
Laurel's (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 094° E
Collywell Sands (Beach) — 3.2 mi, 042° NE
The Round House (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 036° NE
Weetslade Colliery Country Park (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 272° W

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