Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burgh-by-Sands 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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| Place | Burgh-by-Sands |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.921218 |
| Longitude | -3.058812 |
| Place Type | Village |
Burgh-by-Sands breathes a quiet dignity, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider than usual. It lies 8.6 km west-north-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 292°T, OS grid NY 322 590), and is situated west of Monkhill village. The very air in Burgh-by-Sands carries the scent of damp earth and distant sea, a subtle reminder of its proximity to the Solway Firth, a vast expanse of tidal flats that shimmer under the Cumbrian sun. Here, the landscape unfolds with a gentle, unhurried grace, the fields a patchwork of greens and golds that speak of generations of cultivation. The village green, a soft, yielding heart, feels like a place where stories have been whispered for centuries, where the memory of Roman legions who once marched this way still seems to linger in the very stones. The church of St. Michael, with its sturdy tower, stands as a silent sentinel, its bells marking the passage of time with a resonant calm. Burgh-by-Sands, in its understated way, offers a profound sense of peace, a connection to a landscape that has shaped lives and witnessed much.
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Explore Burgh-by-Sands, 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: 54.921218, -3.058812. 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 | August 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. |