Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Alwinton, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alwinton 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 Alwinton, Northumberland, 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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| Place | Alwinton |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.350883 |
| Longitude | -2.125817 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alwinton anchors the high, thin air of the Cheviot foothills, where the horizon broadens into a vast, bruising purple. It lies 8.9 miles west-north-west of Rothbury (from Rothbury: bearing 289°T, OS grid NT 921 063), and is situated north-west of Harbottle village. Alwinton occupies a precarious, beautiful edge within Northumberland National Park, where the stone walls seem to hold back the encroaching wildness of the moorland. To the south, the River Alwin cuts a cold, clear path through the valley floor, its movement the only constant in a landscape defined by silence. The ground here is heavy with the debris of antiquity, marked by the faint, geometric scars of an Iron Age defended settlement on Gallow Law that watches over the valley from the north. These ridges are part of the Harbottle Moors SSSI, a rugged expanse where the heather-burnt earth holds a lingering, prehistoric stillness. Life in Alwinton persists in the shadow of these ancient fortifications, shaped by the relentless wind that scours the hillsides clean. Every structure remains tethered to the terrain, a testament to the endurance required to inhabit such an exposed and sovereign geography.
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Explore Alwinton, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.350883, -2.125817. 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 | September 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. |