(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Sandwell · Region: West Midlands
Explore New Town, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Town 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Town, West Midlands, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of West Midlands or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of New Town and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | New Town |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Sandwell |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.526823 |
| Longitude | -2.030099 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
New Town emerges from the industrial tapestry of the Black Country as a quiet enclave defined by its transformation from gritty utility into reclaimed green space. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-east of Tipton (from Tipton: bearing 158°T, OS grid SO 980 921). The topography of New Town remains deeply connected to the legacy of the canal age, where the dark, still waters of the Ryders Green Locks continue to reflect the shifting Midlands sky. These historic waterways, once the arteries of heavy coal and iron transport, now offer a subdued stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic hum of modern transit. The landscape finds its lungs within the verdant expanse of Sheepwash Urban Park, where the former scars of extraction have been softened by decades of patient, persistent growth. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of these flooded basins, where the quality of light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. Beyond the park, the horizon is marked by the presence of the Black Lion Head, a sculptural sentinel that observes the slow reclamation of the land by flora and local wildlife. New Town maintains a grounded character, where the echoes of a manufacturing past resonate quietly against the persistent, encroaching green of the present.
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Explore New Town, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.526823, -2.030099. 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. |