Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Downfield, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downfield 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.
| Place | Downfield |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.110309 |
| Longitude | -3.149487 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Downfield rests in Cumbria, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the North West. It lies 5.1 km east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 91°T, OS grid SD 249 688), and is situated south-east of Leece village. The landscape around Downfield, a gentle sweep of farmland, often catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, lending a painterly quality to the hedgerows and scattered copses of oak. Its origins are humble, a scattering of dwellings that grew from the needs of the surrounding agricultural land, and today, a sense of quiet continuity pervades its lanes. The air here carries the faint, clean scent of the nearby coast, a whisper of the Irish Sea that shapes the broader Cumbrian experience. Life in Downfield unfolds with a steady, unhurried grace, a peaceful counterpoint to the busier settlements that dot the county.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Downfield, 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: 54.110309, -3.149487. 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 | June 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. |