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Glen Dowlin Cumbria Map

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

Explore Glen Dowlin, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Glen Dowlin 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.

Interactive Map of Glen Dowlin, Cumbria

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glen Dowlin, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceGlen Dowlin
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.635229
Longitude-2.756000
Place TypeVillage

About Glen Dowlin

Glen Dowlin holds the quiet stillness of the Cumbrian earth, where the light descends in pale, measured layers across the fields. It lies 2.1 miles south of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 182°T, OS grid NY 512 269), and is situated south-south-east of Yanwath village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Lake District National Park, Glen Dowlin remains a pocket of shadow and pasture, sheltered from the more hurried pulse of the nearby market town. Ancient remnants of human intent linger in the vicinity, such as the Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system that mark the land with the ghosts of forgotten harvests. Not far to the north, the River Eamont traces a cold, silver line through the valley, carrying the runoff of the high fells toward the distant sea. The air here carries the scent of damp stone and persistent moss, a reminder that the landscape is older than the boundaries drawn upon maps. Time in Glen Dowlin moves with the slow turning of the seasons, indifferent to the shifting ambitions of the world beyond the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Bowl Barrow 850M Wsw Of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 154° SSE
  • Romano-British Settlement And Regular Aggregate Field System North Of Yanwath Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 136° SE · 12 ha
  • River Eamont (River) — 0.9 mi, 010° N
  • Mayburgh Henge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 025° NNE · 2 ha
  • Eden Millennium Monument (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 029° NNE
  • Clifton Hall (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 084° E
  • Carlsike Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 313° NW
  • Wetheriggs Country Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
  • Rheged (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 311° NW
  • Brougham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 1.3 mi, 046° NE
  • Lord Chancellor's Den (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 047° NE
  • Scalebarrs Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 092° E
  • The Plague Stone (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • Castle Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 001° N
  • Brackenber Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 117° ESE
  • Askham Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.9 mi, 172° S · 2 ha
  • Penrith Players (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 360° N
  • Penrith Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 358° N
  • Dalemain (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.0 mi, 271° W · 109 ha
  • Brougham Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 049° NE
  • Musgrave Monument (Clock Tower) (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 004° N
  • Daw's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 255° WSW
  • Penrith & Eden Musuem (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 002° N
  • Alhambra (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 002° N
  • Don Bottom (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 191° SSW
  • Jack Croft Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 160° SSE
  • Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 268° W
  • Fell Pony and Countryside Museums (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 269° W
  • Topiary dragon (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 269° W

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About This Glen Dowlin Map Page

Explore Glen Dowlin, 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: 54.635229, -2.756000. 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.