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Chapels Cumbria Map

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

Explore Chapels, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chapels 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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PlaceChapels
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.245683
Longitude-3.173046
Place TypeHamlet

About Chapels

Chapels commands a quiet dignity upon the rising slopes of the Furness peninsula, where the earth feels thin and the air carries the salt-sharp memory of the nearby Duddon Estuary. It lies 2.6 miles south-east of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 145°T, OS grid SD 236 839), and is situated south of Grizebeck village. The land here rises toward the modest, heather-dusted shoulders of Pen Hill, which watches over the scattered stone dwellings with a stoic, geological patience. Below these heights, the moisture of the low-lying Head Crag Marsh draws a pale, silver mist that clings to the hollows during the long, damp winter months. Chapels maintains a character defined by the rugged persistence of sheep farming and the stubborn endurance of traditional drystone walls that trace the contours of the fields like veins. The light in this corner of Cumbria possesses a singular clarity, often sharpening the edges of the limestone outcrops until they seem to glow against the darkening sky. Paths wind through the bracken, offering passage toward the forgotten fragments of the Well House, where stone once held water for the needs of a different age. Such places demand a slow pace, rewarding the traveller who stops to listen to the wind moving through the coarse grasses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pen Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 028° NNE
  • Well House (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 151° SSE
  • Head Crag Marsh (Wetland) — 0.7 mi, 210° SSW
  • Press Beck (River) — 0.7 mi, 338° NNW
  • Bank End Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 354° N
  • Grize Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 025° NNE
  • Wood Houses Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 350° N
  • Angerton Marsh (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 257° WSW
  • Cairn And Ring Mound On Long Moor, W Of Gill House Beck (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 130° SE
  • Duddon Mosses (National Nature Reserve) — 1.3 mi, 327° NNW · 118 ha
  • Kirkby Moor - 1006121 Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 139° SE · 780 ha
  • Burney Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Bank House Gill (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 177° S
  • Blind Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Two Ring Cairns On Gawthwaite Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 060° ENE
  • Prehistoric Hut Circle Settlements, Enclosure, Cairnfields, Funerary Cairns, A Dispersed Medieval Settlement, Field System And Kilns On Heathwaite Fell (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 026° NNE · 66 ha
  • Subberthwaite, Blawith And Torver Low Commons Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 032° NNE · 19k acres
  • Duddon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 316° NW
  • Millom Rock Park (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 261° W
  • "The Plug" (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 231° SW
  • Millom Park (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 258° WSW
  • cairn and compass (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 138° SE
  • Millom Heritage and Arts Centre (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 239° WSW
  • The Beggar's Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 238° WSW
  • Hoad Hill (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Coronation Hall (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 138° SE
  • Sir John Barrow Monument (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Ford Park (Park) — 4.8 mi, 133° SE
  • Millennium Garden (Park) — 4.8 mi, 150° SSE
  • Roxy Cinema (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 138° SE

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About This Chapels Map Page

Explore Chapels, 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: 54.245683, -3.173046. 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.