Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: South Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Westoe, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westoe 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 | Westoe |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | South Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.988060 |
| Longitude | -1.421152 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Westoe, a quiet suburb, hums with a gentle, everyday life. It lies 1.3 km south-south-east of South Shields (from South Shields: bearing 149°T, OS grid NZ 371 660). The land here falls away with a subtle generosity towards the coast, and in the twilight, the streetlights cast long, thoughtful shadows across the well-kept gardens. Historically, the area has been shaped by its proximity to the bustling port of South Shields, its development mirroring the ebb and flow of industrial prosperity. The air, particularly after a rain shower, carries a faint, salty tang from the nearby sea, a constant reminder of its geographical embrace. Westoe's residential streets, lined with trees that offer a dappled canopy in summer, possess a sense of settled peace, a quiet dignity that has grown over the decades.
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Explore Westoe, 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: 54.988060, -1.421152. 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. |