Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Bassenthwaite, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bassenthwaite 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 | Bassenthwaite |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.677993 |
| Longitude | -3.195157 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bassenthwaite rests beneath the watchful gaze of its namesake lake, a shimmering expanse reflecting the ever-changing Cumbrian sky. It lies 9.2 km north-north-west of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 337°T, OS grid NY 230 320), and is situated south-south-west of Uldale village. The gentle slopes of the surrounding fells, carpeted in heather and bracken, lend a quiet grandeur to the landscape, and the air often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant sheep. Bassenthwaite’s modest church, St. Michael's, stands as a steadfast marker of centuries past, its stones worn smooth by the passage of time and countless seasons. The village itself, a scattering of stone cottages and farmhouses, possesses a timeless quality, as if time itself has decided to linger a little longer here. The nearby Bassenthwaite Lake, a haven for birdlife, adds a further layer of natural beauty to this tranquil corner of the Lake District National Park.
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Explore Bassenthwaite, 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: 54.677993, -3.195157. 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. |