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 miles
- Sunderland 21.6 miles
- South Shields 16.5 miles
- Gateshead 16.7 miles
- Washington 20.1 miles
- Wallsend 13.4 miles
- Newburn 14.1 miles
- Whitley Bay 11.8 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 24.4 miles
- Blyth 6 miles
- Chester-le-Street 22.3 miles
- Cramlington 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Longhirst Parish 1.4 miles
- Bothal Ward 1.6 miles
- Morpeth North Ward 1.7 miles
- Morpeth Stobhill Ward 1.9 miles
- Morpeth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hepscott Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Morpeth Kirkhill Ward 2.5 miles
- Fair Moor Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ulgham Parish 2.8 miles
- Hebron Parish 2.8 miles
- Choppington Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stakeford Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Pegswood
NE61 6YL, NE61 6RE, NE61 6SX, NE61 6RU, NE61 6RB, NE61 6FS, NE61 6TE, NE61 6YH, NE61 6XL … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 10.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 47.2 miles
- Pegswood Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Morpeth Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Pegswood Ad
- Host & Stay - Crescent House 2 miles
- The Portland 3 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Ashington 3 3.9 miles
- Lairds House Northumberland Ltd 3 4 miles
- Host & Stay | South Riggs 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 7.8 miles
- Host & Stay | Roselyn By The Sea 5.1 miles
- Host & Stay | Twelve On The Terrace 5.2 miles
- Host & Stay | Simonside Terrace 5.3 miles
- The queens head 5.6 miles
Schools in Pegswood
- Pegswood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bluebell Wood Forest 1.3 miles
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles
- Cockle Park Estate 2.8 miles
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Kirkley Hall Estate 8.2 miles
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles
- Warkworth Harbour Harbour 11 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 11.4 miles
- Cragside Estate 12.4 miles
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 13.2 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 13.9 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 14.1 miles