Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Birkthwaite, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birkthwaite 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 | Birkthwaite |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.822636 |
| Longitude | -2.871824 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Birkthwaite rests a quiet presence in Cumbria's rolling Cumbrian landscape. It lies 8.7 km south-south-east of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 153°T, OS grid NY 440 478), and is situated south-south-east of Wreay village. The hamlet is a cluster of stone-built dwellings, their roofs often softened by a mossy patina, hinting at years of patient endurance under the wide Cumbrian sky. A small, unnamed beck, its water cool and clear, threads its way through Birkthwaite, reflecting the grey-blue of the heavens and the verdant growth along its banks. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant sheep, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of this modest corner of England.
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Explore Birkthwaite, 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: 54.822636, -2.871824. 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. |