Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Backbarrow, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Backbarrow 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.
| Place | Backbarrow |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.254392 |
| Longitude | -2.987576 |
| Place Type | Village |
Backbarrow rests where the River Leven, swollen from the fells, begins its descent towards Windermere. It lies 8.4 km north-west of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 324°T, OS grid SD 357 847), and is situated east of Haverthwaite village. Once a place of considerable industrial might, the echo of its former ironworks, powered by the relentless flow of the river, can still be felt in the very air. The surrounding landscape, a verdant embrace of rolling hills and ancient woodland, often catches the morning sun in a way that lends a soft, almost ethereal glow to the stone cottages. The Leven, a ribbon of constant motion, murmurs tales of quarrymen and furnace masters, its waters clear and cold, reflecting the vast Cumbrian sky. Backbarrow, though quieter now, retains a certain enduring strength, a testament to the hardy souls who once shaped its destiny.
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Explore Backbarrow, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.254392, -2.987576. 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 | June 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. |