Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowness-on-Solway 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 | Bowness-on-Solway |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.952475 |
| Longitude | -3.214424 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bowness-on-Solway, where the land gently surrenders to the vast expanse of the Solway Firth, offers a quiet contemplation of the coast. It lies 14.6 km north-east of Silloth (from Silloth: bearing 50°T, OS grid NY 223 626), and is situated west-north-west of Port Carlisle village. The village green, a modest expanse of turf, often catches the low, diffused light of the northern sky, lending an ethereal quality to the afternoon. For centuries, Bowness-on-Solway has been a point of passage, a place where Roman roads once met the sea, and echoes of that ancient presence can still be felt in the landscape's enduring simplicity. The air here carries the briny tang of the estuary, a constant reminder of the tidal rhythms that shape the lives of those who call Bowness-on-Solway home.
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Explore Bowness-on-Solway, 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: 54.952475, -3.214424. 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. |