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Force Forge Cumbria Map

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

Explore Force Forge, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Force Forge 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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PlaceForce Forge
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.310889
Longitude-3.014567
Place TypeHamlet

About Force Forge

Force Forge emerges from the damp, moss-thickened silence of the woodland floor, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp bracken and iron-rich earth. It lies 5.3 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 226°T, OS grid SD 340 910), and is situated south of Satterthwaite village. Within the expansive embrace of the Lake District National Park, the landscape retains the jagged, muscular character of its industrial past. Cascading water defines the local topography, with Force Falls providing a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates through the bedrock of Force Forge. The land rises abruptly to the north, where the slopes of Force Knott catch the fleeting, pale light of Cumbrian afternoons. Heavy, grey stone structures recall an era when the rhythmic thrum of hammers and the heat of furnaces dictated the pace of life here. Now, the quietude is broken only by the persistent, cold rush of the surrounding streams carving their way through the dark, slate-strewn hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Force Falls (Waterfall) — 0.0 mi, 215° SW
  • Force Knott (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 027° NNE
  • Clough Bank (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 086° E
  • Lady of the Water (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 294° WNW
  • Dale Park Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 077° ENE
  • Hob Gill (River) — 0.6 mi, 299° WNW
  • Stony Hazel Finery Forge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 198° SSW
  • Middle Dale Park Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 053° NE
  • Green Hows Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 100° E
  • Rusland Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 1.5 mi, 192° SSW · 24 ha
  • Ausin Fell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 080° E
  • Old Parrock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 251° WSW
  • Green Hows Upper Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 121° ESE
  • Rusland Valley Mosses Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 189° S · 94 ha
  • Arnsbarrow Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 281° WNW
  • Gardens At Graythwaite Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.9 mi, 085° E · 8 ha
  • Go Ape (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 349° N
  • The Lumberjills' Story (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 350° N
  • Hay Bridge Nature Reserve (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 186° S
  • High Parkamoor (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 296° WNW
  • Yewbarrow Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 164° SSE · 113 ha
  • Stott Park Bobbin Mill (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 132° SE
  • The Cart House (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 210° SSW
  • Nibthwaite Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 239° WSW
  • Hill Top (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 032° NNE
  • Newby Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Brantwood (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 329° NNW
  • Fell Foot (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Old Hall Farm (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 195° SSW

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About This Force Forge Map Page

Explore Force Forge, 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: 54.310889, -3.014567. 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.