Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
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| Place | Ghyll Head |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.327000 |
| Longitude | -2.934944 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ghyll Head emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of stone and shadow, defined by the quiet authority of the surrounding fells. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 193°T, OS grid SD 392 927), and is situated south of Storrs village. This place rests entirely within the Lake District National Park, where the air holds the damp, cool clarity of the high country. To the east, the rising slopes of Ghyll Head offer a vantage point over the shifting slate-grey skies that frequently drift across the valley. Nearby, Ghyll Head Beck carves a restless path through the earth, its water catching the pale, refracted light that defines these northern afternoons. The terrain rises further toward Rowan Tree Hill, where the land seems to hold its breath in the stillness of the moorland. Ancient stone walls trace the contours of the fields, binding the geography together in a web of weathered granite and moss. Ghyll Head remains a sanctuary of silence, far removed from the bustle of the larger lakeside ports.
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Explore Ghyll Head, 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: 54.327000, -2.934944. 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. |