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Busk Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

Explore Busk, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Busk 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.

Interactive Map of Busk, Cumbria

How to Use This Busk, Cumbria Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Busk, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBusk
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.773138
Longitude-2.608001
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Busk

Busk maintains a quiet vigil over the rugged eastern fringes of the Eden Valley, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, high-altitude stone. It lies 7.2 miles west-south-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 248°T, OS grid NY 609 421), and is situated south-east of Renwick village. The land here rises in stubborn, grassy folds, defined by the persistent trickling of Swarthgill Beck as it carves a path through the limestone bedrock. To the north, the water of Raven Force tumbles down the fellside with a frantic energy that contrasts against the enduring stillness of the fields. Busk occupies a landscape where the horizon feels vast and unencumbered, demanding a certain stoicism from those who traverse its narrow, rain-washed tracks. Traces of ancient industry remain imprinted upon the terrain, suggesting a history of lime burning that once drew warmth from the exposed, unforgiving slopes. Light shifts rapidly across the fells, turning the bracken into shades of bruised copper before the shadows of the clouds reclaim the ground. Every boundary wall serves as a ledger of past labour, built from the very grit and shale that define this austere and elemental corner of Cumbria.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swarthgill Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 079° E
  • Swarth Gill (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 119° ESE
  • Klin Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 325° NW
  • Raven Force (Waterfall) — 0.9 mi, 016° NNE
  • How Moor (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Haresceugh Fell Medieval Dispersed Settlement 100M South West Of Busk Lime Kiln (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 080° E
  • Long Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 144° SE
  • Hartside Top (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 095° E
  • Melmerby Road Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 159° SSE
  • Round Cairn Including Prehistoric Carved Stone 620M North West Of Glassonby (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 231° SW
  • Berry Moor Common (Park) — 3.0 mi, 266° W
  • The Green (Park) — 3.1 mi, 173° S
  • Melmerby Washfold (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 175° S
  • Cross In St Michael'S Churchyard, Addingham (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 221° SW
  • Kirkoswald Castle (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 256° WSW
  • Woldgill Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 046° NE
  • Peatmoor Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 211° SSW
  • Lacy's Caves (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Caber Leap (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 312° NW
  • Long Meg Mine (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 226° SW
  • Croglin Lime Works (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 335° NNW
  • Broomrigg Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.7 mi, 306° NW
  • Woldgill Force (Waterfall) — 4.9 mi, 059° ENE
  • The Bog (Wetland) — 5.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • Eden Gorge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.3 mi, 275° W · 142 ha
  • Lazonby Fell Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 6.1 mi, 258° WSW
  • Knar (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 028° NNE
  • Armathwaite Castle (Castle) — 6.8 mi, 289° WNW
  • The Hub (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 066° ENE
  • Alston Railway Station (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 067° ENE

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About This Busk Map Page

Explore Busk, 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: 54.773138, -2.608001. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.