Great Asby Cumbria Map

About Great Asby

Great Asby lies at the heart of a landscape shaped by ancient watercourses and enduring stone. It lies 7.4 km south of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 183°T, OS grid NY 678 130), and is situated south-south-west of Great Ormside village. The village's character is etched into its dry stone walls, a testament to the generations who have coaxed a living from this often austere, yet deeply beautiful, stretch of Cumbria. The River Gowan, a ribbon of silver, carves its way through the surrounding fields, its murmur a constant counterpoint to the rustle of wind in the hardy trees. Within Great Asby itself, the village green offers a tranquil space, where the light often falls with a peculiar, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, illuminating the weathered facades of cottages that have stood for centuries. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a patchwork of green and brown, rise with a quiet dignity, hinting at the wilder moors that lie beyond.

About This Great Asby Map Page

Explore Great Asby, 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: 54.511533, -2.497380. 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.