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Barras Cumbria Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Barras, Cumbria

How to Use This Barras, Cumbria Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barras, 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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PlaceBarras
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.502772
Longitude-2.240984
Place TypeHamlet

About Barras

Barras claims a quiet sovereignty over the windswept limestone ridges of eastern Cumbria. It lies 4.8 miles east-north-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 66°T, OS grid NY 844 119), and is situated east of Brough Sowerby village. The landscape here opens into an expansive, bracing terrain, where the pale northern light catches the rugged contours of the Belah Woods And Pastures SSSI. Stone walls slice through the rough grazing land like grey veins, marking out a pastoral history that leans heavily upon the endurance of the soil. To the north, the waters of Mousegill Beck carve a brisk, insistent path through the moorland, humming with a cold, clear resonance. Barras observes the slow transition of seasons across the slopes of Middle Fell, where the shadows stretch long and thin in the fading afternoon. This is a place of hard edges and wide horizons, where the weather dictates the temper of the day and the sky feels closer than the distant roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Belah Woods And Pastures Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 49 ha
  • Mousegill Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 003° N
  • Cloud Scar (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 093° E
  • Hocker Gill (River) — 0.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Middle Fell (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
  • High Cringle Fell (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 166° SSE
  • Argill Woods And Pastures Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 354° N · 28 ha
  • Ewebank Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 163° SSE
  • Maiden Castle Near Brough (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 067° ENE
  • Roman Signal Station, 270M South West Of Punchbowl Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 333° NNW
  • Plucka Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 013° NNE
  • Intake Force (Waterfall) — 2.1 mi, 161° SSE
  • Slapewath Force (Waterfall) — 2.2 mi, 164° SSE
  • Augill Lead Smelting Mill, Later Iron Roasting Plant, Associated Reservoir, Leats, Flue And Chimney And A Roman Signal Station Immediately E Of Augill Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 315° NW · 2 ha
  • Summit Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 092° E
  • The Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 265° W
  • Brownber Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 165° SSE
  • Brough Pinfold (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 294° WNW
  • Brough Castle (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 292° WNW
  • Silver Street Memorial Garden (Park) — 4.7 mi, 246° WSW
  • Lady Bog (Wetland) — 5.1 mi, 201° SSW
  • Devil's Grinding Mill (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 238° WSW
  • Stainmore Railway Company (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 239° WSW
  • Hound Beck Bogs (Wetland) — 6.0 mi, 110° ESE
  • Lammerside Castle (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 225° SW
  • Low Wemmergill (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 031° NNE
  • Great Shunner Fell (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 178° S
  • Butter Tubs (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 170° S
  • Deepdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 10.5 mi, 075° ENE
  • Low Force (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 020° NNE

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About This Barras Map Page

Explore Barras, 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: 54.502772, -2.240984. 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.