Barbon Cumbria Map

About Barbon

Barbon breathes with the quietude of ancient stone and the murmur of beck water. It lies 4.2 km north-north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale (from Kirkby Lonsdale: bearing 23°T, OS grid SD 628 824), and is situated north of Casterton village. The village green, a gentle swell of turf where sheep have grazed for centuries, catches the late afternoon sun, turning the dew into a fleeting, pearlescent shimmer. Cobbled lanes, worn smooth by generations of footsteps and cartwheels, wind between cottages of grey stone, their roofs a mosaic of slate that whispers of the local quarries. Here, the air carries the scent of woodsmoke and damp earth, a subtle perfume that speaks of a life lived close to the land. Barbon's modest church, St. Andrew's, stands as a sentinel, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the vast, often dramatic Cumbrian sky. The surrounding fells, their slopes painted in hues of heather and bracken, provide a constant, silent backdrop to the village's enduring character.

About This Barbon Map Page

Explore Barbon, 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: 54.236556, -2.571377. 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.