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West Monkseaton Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

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PlaceWest Monkseaton
Traditional CountyTyne and Wear
District / BoroughNorth Tyneside
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude55.037820
Longitude-1.471069
Place TypeSuburban Area

About West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton unfolds as a quiet expanse of suburban life where the architecture of mid-twentieth-century brickwork holds the low, slanted light of the North Sea. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Whitley Bay (from Whitley Bay: bearing 243°T, OS grid NZ 339 716), and is situated north-east of Murton village. The land here forms part of the Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice Sssi, a coastal stretch where the earth retains a wild, geological memory despite the neatness of modern gardens. West Monkseaton serves as a residential threshold, its streets forming a rhythmic grid that eventually gives way to the verdant, sheltered hollows of Marden Quarry Nature Reserve. Mornings in West Monkseaton are often defined by the salt-heavy breeze that travels inland, carrying a faint, briny sharpness that cleanses the slate-grey roofs. Residents move with a steady, unadorned purpose, passing between the domestic comforts of home and the nearby echoes of the coast. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, allowing the northern sky to dominate the view with its shifting, dramatic moods. This landscape remains a place of transition, where the solid weight of suburban walls meets the restless, encroaching spirit of the nearby shoreline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 87 ha
  • Jam Jar Cinema (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 071° ENE
  • Marden Quarry Nature Reserve (Park) — 1.1 mi, 096° E
  • Whitley Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 061° ENE
  • Laurel's (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 075° ENE
  • The Sand Castles (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 055° NE
  • Whitley Sands (Beach) — 1.3 mi, 059° ENE
  • Grant's Clock (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 067° ENE
  • Brier Dene (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 003° N
  • Brierdene Burn (River) — 1.6 mi, 295° WNW
  • Stephenson Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
  • Long Sands North (Beach) — 1.9 mi, 109° ESE
  • Medieval Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 137° SE
  • Tynemouth Outdoor Pool (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 118° ESE
  • Tynemouth Priory Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 126° SE
  • Old Lowlight Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 143° SE
  • Holywell Pond Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 332° NNW · 14 ha
  • Northern Wave Trap (Wetland) — 2.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Mussel Scarp (Wetland) — 2.5 mi, 140° SE
  • Tynemouth Priory and Castle (Historic House / Palace) — 2.5 mi, 123° ESE
  • Tynemouth Iron Age And Romano-British Settlements, Monasteries, Site Of Lighthouse, Cross, Motte, Enclosure And Artillery Castles And Later Coastal Defences (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 123° ESE · 6 ha
  • Watch House Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 128° SE
  • Admiral Lord Collingwood Monument (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 128° SE
  • Obelisk - Admiral George Delaval (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 344° NNW
  • West Backworth Medieval Settlement, 300M South East Of West Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 278° W · 7 ha
  • Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 146° SSE
  • Egg Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 344° NNW
  • Roman Fort, South Shields (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 145° SE · 4 ha
  • Inflata Nation (Theme Park) — 2.9 mi, 174° S
  • Ballast Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 151° SSE

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About This West Monkseaton Map Page

Explore West Monkseaton, 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: 55.037820, -1.471069. 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.