Casterton Cumbria Map

About Casterton

Casterton rests in a gentle fold of the Lune Valley, a place where the land softly yields to the sky. It lies 1.6 km north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale (from Kirkby Lonsdale: bearing 51°T, OS grid SD 624 796). The village green, a generous emerald swathe, catches the afternoon sun, its grass worn smooth by generations of passing feet. The River Lune, a ribbon of cool grey, whispers its ancient song close by, its banks often dappled with the light filtering through willow branches. Casterton holds a quiet dignity, its stone cottages speaking of a long, unbroken continuity. The air here carries a faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume of rural life. It is a landscape that invites contemplation, where the turning of the seasons feels deeply etched into the very stones of the place.

About This Casterton Map Page

Explore Casterton, 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: 54.211209, -2.577651. 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.