Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Great Whittington, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Whittington 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 Great Whittington, 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 | Great Whittington |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.031824 |
| Longitude | -1.993118 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Whittington commands a high, open ridge where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of Northumberland’s northern reaches. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Corbridge (from Corbridge: bearing 14°T, OS grid NZ 005 708), and is situated west-south-west of Matfen village. Below the stone cottages, the waters of the Sharpley Burn carve a modest path through the earth, marking a boundary where the cultivated fields surrender to wilder, rising ground. To the west, the slopes of Rose Hill catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the grasses into a sea of bruised gold. Great Whittington retains a quiet composure, its architecture of local sandstone absorbing the grey, shifting moods of the sky. The horizon is wide and indifferent, shaped by the ancient, heavy presence of the Roman frontier that runs just to the south. Life here follows the turning of the seasons, dictated by the rhythm of the surrounding farms and the persistent, bracing chill that drifts across the fells. Here, the land is not merely a backdrop but a physical weight that defines how the day begins and ends.
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Explore Great Whittington, 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: 55.031824, -1.993118. 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. |