Pegswood
Built-up area in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.181, -1.648 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 22 87 |
| Population: | 3,280 |
| Dialling code: | 01670 (Morpeth) |
Pegswood is a small village in rural south Northumberland, England, lying a few miles south of Morpeth and within easy commuting distance of Newcastle. It sits on low-lying farmland and former coalfield terrain with a mix of older cottages and more recent housing, and the surrounding countryside offers walking and birdwatching opportunities where industrial land has been reclaimed by nature.
For much of the 19th and 20th centuries Pegswood was a coal‑mining community and that heritage still shapes the village - from rows of former miners’ housing to local memorials and a strong sense of community identity. Today Pegswood combines that history with a quieter, residential character: there are local clubs and a village hall, a primary school, and small-scale regeneration projects have sought to balance new development with preserving the village’s social fabric.
Postcode districts covering Pegswood
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Sunderland 21.6 miles34.7 km
- South Shields 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Gateshead 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Washington 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Wallsend 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Newburn 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Whitley Bay 11.8 miles19 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Blyth 6 miles9.7 km
- Chester-le-Street 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Cramlington 6.9 miles11.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Longhirst Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bothal Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Morpeth North Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Morpeth Stobhill Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Morpeth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hepscott Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Morpeth Kirkhill Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Fair Moor Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ulgham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hebron Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Choppington Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Stakeford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Pegswood
NE61 6XF, NE61 6HX, NE61 6RP, NE61 6UD, NE61 6RS, NE61 6RT, NE61 6SF, NE61 6YR, NE61 6TP … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 47.2 miles76 km
- Pegswood Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Morpeth Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Pegswood Ad
- The Portland Hotel 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lairds House 4 miles6.4 km
- The Beresford Arms 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Queens Head 5.6 miles9 km
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Anglers Arms 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Macdonald Linden Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
Schools in Pegswood
- Pegswood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bluebell Wood Forest 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Cockle Park Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Kirkley Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Warkworth Harbour Harbour 11 miles17.7 km
- Woolsington Hall Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Cragside Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km