Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Beacon Hill, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Beacon Hill 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 | Beacon Hill |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.124130 |
| Longitude | -3.202187 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Beacon Hill, a quiet enclave in Cumbria, offers a gentle respite from the more boisterous coastal towns. It lies 2.2 km north-east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 49°T, OS grid SD 215 704), and is situated south-west of Newton village. The landscape here, a subtle interplay of cultivated fields and modest woodland, often catches the low, diffused light of the North West, rendering the distant fells in shades of muted purple. The very air seems to carry a faint, earthy scent, a legacy of the agricultural rhythms that have shaped the surrounding land for generations. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or ancient fortresses, Beacon Hill possesses a certain understated dignity, an unassuming charm in its well-ordered dwellings and the quietude that pervades its lanes.
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Explore Beacon Hill, 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: 54.124130, -3.202187. 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. |