Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Barton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barton 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 | Barton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.630218 |
| Longitude | -2.797499 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Barton, a quiet hamlet in Cumbria, breathes a gentle, pastoral charm. It lies 4.8 km south-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 215°T, OS grid NY 486 264), and is situated west of Sockbridge village. Though small, Barton possesses a tranquil beauty, its stone cottages reflecting the soft, often diffused light that graces the Eden Valley. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, roll with a quiet resilience, hinting at centuries of cultivation. The nearby River Eamont, its waters clear and cool, murmurs a constant, soothing presence, a thread of liquid silver through the landscape. While not a place of grand pronouncements, Barton offers a profound sense of peace, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth steadfast.
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Explore Barton, 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: 54.630218, -2.797499. 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. |