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New Town West Midlands Map

(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.

Interactive Map of New Town, West Midlands

How to Use This New Town, West Midlands Map

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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PlaceNew Town
Traditional CountyWest Midlands
District / BoroughSandwell
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.526823
Longitude-2.030099
Place TypeSuburban Area

About New Town

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sheepwash Urban Park (Park)locality lies within
  • Ryders Green Locks (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.1 mi, 079° E
  • Black Lion Head (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 347° NNW
  • Sheepwash Park Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 213° SSW
  • Ryders Green Junction (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 127° SE
  • Tipton Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 340° NNW
  • Walsall Canal (River) — 0.8 mi, 347° NNW
  • Tame Valley Junction (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 350° N
  • Marl Hole Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Banner Theatre Company (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 149° SSE
  • Infamous Community Arts CIC (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 152° SSE
  • Victoria Park, Tipton (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 265° W · 14 ha
  • The Oak House Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 125° SE
  • Massey Bank Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 199° SSW
  • Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 012° NNE
  • Darby's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 207° SSW
  • Wilking & Mitchell Chasis Press (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 255° WSW
  • Winston Churchill Locamotive (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 256° WSW
  • The Black Country Living Museum (Theme Park) — 2.0 mi, 259° W
  • Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 264° W
  • Limelight Cinema (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 263° W
  • Black Country Living Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 256° WSW
  • Chances Glassworks, Smethwick (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 134° SE · 2 ha
  • Black Lemurs (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Chimpanzees (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Cawney Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 227° SW
  • Dudley Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 247° WSW · 4 ha
  • Flamingoes (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 245° WSW
  • Dudley Zoo & Castle (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.2 mi, 248° WSW
  • St James'S Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 251° WSW · 5 ha

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About This New Town Map Page

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 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.