Bowland Bridge Cumbria Map

About Bowland Bridge

Bowland Bridge rests in a landscape where the fells begin to soften their embrace, giving way to gentler slopes. It lies 7.5 km south-south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 168°T, OS grid SD 417 895), and is situated south-west of Crosthwaite village. Here, the River Gilpin, a ribbon of silver, murmurs its ancient song, its banks often fringed with the vibrant green of water meadows that seem to hold the very essence of summer. The air itself possesses a certain clarity, a quiet purity that washes over the senses, particularly in the soft, diffused light of an autumn afternoon. Though small, Bowland Bridge carries a sense of enduring presence, a place where the passage of time feels less like a relentless march and more like a slow, steady turning of the seasons.

About This Bowland Bridge Map Page

Explore Bowland Bridge, 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: 54.298532, -2.896483. 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.