Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Canal Foot, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Canal Foot 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canal Foot, 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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| Place | Canal Foot |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.189851 |
| Longitude | -3.054405 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Canal Foot marks the terminal point where the industrial ambition of the Ulverston Canal meets the shifting, tidal margins of the Leven Estuary. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Ulverston (from Ulverston: bearing 104°T, OS grid SD 312 776). The horizon here is dominated by the salt-washed expanse of Hammerside Point, where the land dissolves into a mosaic of silt and brine under an immense, unblinking sky. Beyond the concrete embankments, the waters of the Back Drain seek their slow path toward the sea, carving thin, silver veins through the mudflats. Canal Foot retains the quiet gravity of a place once vital to the movement of ore and coal, its stone walls now weathered to the colour of oyster shells. The light that reflects off the estuary possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality, softening the sharp edges of the remaining maritime architecture. Visitors walking the path toward the water find the air carries a sharp, saline tang, entirely distinct from the inland pastures. Canal Foot endures as a silent witness to the ebb and flow of tides that have long outlasted the heavy machinery of its former trade.
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Explore Canal Foot, 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: 54.189851, -3.054405. 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. |