Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: South Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Jarrow, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Jarrow 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 Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, 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 Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Jarrow and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Jarrow |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | South Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.981309 |
| Longitude | -1.490937 |
| Place Type | Town |
Jarrow bears the enduring imprint of industrial grit softened by the quiet, silver light reflecting off the nearby River Tyne. It lies 1.2 miles east-north-east of Hebburn (from Hebburn: bearing 60°T, OS grid NZ 326 653). The landscape carries the weight of a long maritime heritage, where the rhythmic clatter of shipyards once dictated the pulse of the local economy. Beneath the modern skyline, the earth remembers the toil of generations who built their livelihoods upon the coal and steel trades. These days, the horizon is wide and open, holding a stark beauty that draws the eye toward the cold, grey currents of the North Sea. History breathes through the ancient stones of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, where the venerable scholar Bede once lived and worked amidst the silence of the monastic scriptorium. Nearby, the Bede Museum preserves the intellectual legacy of a man who illuminated the darkness of the early medieval world with his chronicles. The spirit of the place is further defined by the enduring presence of the Charles Palmer Statue, a bronze sentinel that keeps watch over the changing tides of the modern waterfront. While the clamour of the heavy docks has faded, a sense of deliberate endurance remains, anchored by the sturdy character of those who still call Jarrow home.
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Explore Jarrow, 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: 54.981309, -1.490937. 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. |