Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowlands Gill 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 Rowlands Gill, 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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| Place | Rowlands Gill |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.919337 |
| Longitude | -1.744769 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rowlands Gill emerges from the steep, verdant banks of the Derwent Valley, where the light catches the morning mist clinging to the river’s edge. It lies 3.3 miles west-south-west of Whickham (from Whickham: bearing 236°T, OS grid NZ 164 583), and is situated east-south-east of Highfield village. The landscape here retains the quiet gravity of its industrial past, as if the earth itself remembers the extraction of coal that once defined the rhythm of local life. Nearby, the waters of the Low Spen Burn carve a path through the woodland, their steady progression providing a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the sounds of the modern day. To the east, the grand estate of Gibside offers a contrast of formal architecture against the sprawling, untamed greenery that defines the surrounding horizon. Rowlands Gill occupies a space where the transition from coal-hewn industry to reclaimed nature feels both inevitable and harmonious. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, particularly when the wind shifts across the open stretches of the valley floor. Such surroundings offer a sanctuary where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the subtle, seasonal changes in the canopy above.
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Explore Rowlands Gill, 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: 54.919337, -1.744769. 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. |