Gilcrux Cumbria Map

About Gilcrux

Gilcrux, a Cumbrian jewel, possesses a quiet charm that speaks of enduring rural life. It lies 4.8 km south-west of Aspatria (from Aspatria: bearing 217°T, OS grid NY 113 379), and is situated east-south-east of Crosby Villa village. The landscape around Gilcrux unfolds with a gentle, almost painterly quality, where fields of green, often silvered by the morning mist, roll towards horizons softened by the distant Solway Firth. The village itself centres around a modest green, a space that has surely witnessed countless generations of village life, its grass worn smooth by the passage of time and simple pleasures. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring stone of its parish church, St. Mary's, a place where the quiet reverence of centuries still seems to linger in the air. The very air here carries a subtle scent of damp earth and distant livestock, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats steadily within Gilcrux.

About This Gilcrux Map Page

Explore Gilcrux, 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: 54.729128, -3.377529. 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.