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Barbary Plains Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

Explore Barbary Plains, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barbary Plains 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barbary Plains, Cumbria, 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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PlaceBarbary Plains
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.673212
Longitude-2.700105
Place TypeHamlet

About Barbary Plains

Barbary Plains gathers the morning mist across its quiet, limestone-flecked fields, a place where the horizon remains wide and unhurried under the Cumbrian sky. It lies 2.2 miles east-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 77°T, OS grid NY 549 311), and is situated south-west of Edenhall village. To the east, the rising slopes of Bulldog Hill catch the first sharp light of dawn, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the open pasture. The land here holds a certain heavy stillness, particularly near the water’s edge of Whins Pond, where the reeds lean in silence against the persistent breeze. Geological character defines the ground beneath, as the nearby Cowraik Quarry Sssi reveals the raw, exposed veins of the earth, laid bare for the curious eye to inspect. Barbary Plains retains a singular, sparse dignity, eschewing the clamour of modern thoroughfares for the steady, rhythmic cycle of the seasons. Ancient tracks and field boundaries suggest a landscape that has long been shaped by the persistent, calloused hands of those who worked the soil. Every stone wall and gatepost in Barbary Plains serves as a quiet witness to the passing of time, grounding the hamlet in a history that requires no fanfare to be understood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bulldog Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 059° ENE
  • Airy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 026° NNE
  • Cowraik Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 257° WSW · 5 ha
  • Whins Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 113° ESE
  • Settlement 100Yds (90M) Se Of Sceugh Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 198° SSW
  • St Ninian'S Preconquest Monastic Site, Site Of Nucleated Medieval Settlement, St Ninian'S Church And Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 133° SE · 9 ha
  • Roman Road And Enclosures Se Of Frenchfield (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 218° SW · 4 ha
  • Beacon Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 280° W
  • Brougham Castle (Castle) — 1.5 mi, 209° SSW
  • Edenhall Beck (River) — 1.7 mi, 026° NNE
  • Thacka Beck (River) — 1.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Penrith Beacon (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 274° W
  • The Plague Stone (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 242° WSW
  • Udford Low Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 106° ESE · 17 ha
  • Penrith & Eden Musuem (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 257° WSW
  • Brougham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.2 mi, 217° SW
  • Lord Chancellor's Den (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 217° SW
  • Alhambra (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 256° WSW
  • Musgrave Monument (Clock Tower) (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Castle Park (Park) — 2.3 mi, 249° WSW
  • Penrith Players (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 253° WSW
  • Wetheriggs Country Park (Park) — 2.4 mi, 237° WSW
  • Penrith Castle (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 251° WSW
  • Clifton Hall (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 204° SSW
  • Brigglebeck Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 057° ENE
  • Andy Goldsworthy Arch Fold (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 285° WNW
  • Whinfell Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 142° SE
  • Rheged (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 241° WSW
  • Burnbank Dubs (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 174° S
  • Long Meg Mine (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 011° N

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About This Barbary Plains Map Page

Explore Barbary Plains, 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: 54.673212, -2.700105. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.