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Bayles Cumbria Map

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

Explore Bayles, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bayles 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 Bayles, 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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PlaceBayles
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.798916
Longitude-2.457709
Place TypeHamlet

About Bayles

Bayles endures as a quiet collection of stone dwellings perched upon the high, wind-swept ridges of the Cumbrian fells. It lies 1.1 miles south-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 215°T, OS grid NY 706 449). The grey, austere masonry of Bayles reflects a landscape defined by the relentless scouring of the northern elements and the stubborn resilience of those who once laboured in the nearby lead mines. To the east, the waters of Leadgate Gill carve a narrow, hurried path through the heather, their persistent murmur providing a constant counterpoint to the hollow silence of the moor. The light here possesses a singular, thin quality, casting long, sharp shadows across the rough pastures that rise steadily toward the distant silhouette of Horse Edge. Weather-worn walls of dry stone segment the incline, marking out boundaries that have shifted little since the height of the regional mining industry. In the hush of the afternoon, one might discern the faint, rhythmic clatter of distant machinery from the valley below, a ghost of the mechanical industry that shaped this high country. Bayles remains a place of sparse, honest beauty, where the sky claims a greater portion of the horizon than the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Alston Shingle Banks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 097° E · 17 ha
  • Leadgate Gill (River) — 0.6 mi, 092° E
  • Horse Edge (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 271° W
  • Nattrass Gill (River) — 1.2 mi, 098° E
  • Moated Site, 340M North East Of Moorwell Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 028° NNE
  • The Hunslet (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 030° NNE
  • The Hub (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 030° NNE
  • Alston Railway Station (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 030° NNE
  • Low Force (Waterfall) — 1.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Low Bottom (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 322° NW
  • Great Dow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Rotherhopefell Lead And Fluorspar Mines And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 197° SSW · 3 ha
  • Woldgill Force (Waterfall) — 1.9 mi, 294° WNW
  • Whitley Castle Roman Fort And Vicus, 280M South West Of Castle Nook (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 343° NNW · 9 ha
  • Blagill Mine Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 056° ENE
  • Greencastle Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 189° S
  • Woldgill Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 283° WNW
  • Hartside Top (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 242° WSW
  • Knarburn Wash Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Nenthead Mines (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 102° ESE
  • Smelting Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 102° ESE
  • Knar (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 325° NW
  • Ashgill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 125° SE
  • The Bog (Wetland) — 5.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Snope Sikes (Wetland) — 5.9 mi, 354° N
  • Tees Head (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 183° S
  • Ninebanks Tower (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 042° NE
  • The Green (Park) — 7.4 mi, 229° SW
  • Killhope Lead Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 099° E
  • Monk Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 8.3 mi, 035° NE

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About This Bayles Map Page

Explore Bayles, 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: 54.798916, -2.457709. 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.