Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Great Blencow, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Blencow 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Great Blencow, 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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| Place | Great Blencow |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.683269 |
| Longitude | -2.843784 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Great Blencow reveals itself through the low, soft light of the Cumbrian morning, where stone walls trace the contours of a landscape long shaped by the patient hands of farmers. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 289°T, OS grid NY 456 323), and is situated north-east of Greystoke village. The air here carries the crisp, damp scent of the nearby Great Blencow Meadows & Fen SSSI, where eight hectares of marshy ground sustain a delicate, shifting palette of sedges and wildflowers. Just a short walk away, the Blencow Old Hall Moated Tower House stands as a quiet sentinel of the past, its weathered stone reflecting the muted greys and greens of the surrounding fields. The land drops away into gentle slopes that seem to hold the warmth of the sun even as the shadows of late afternoon lengthen across the pasture. Great Blencow remains defined by this intimacy between the built environment and the wild, unhurried growth of the surrounding fens. Every lane and boundary line possesses a distinct, rugged honesty, grounded in the limestone and heavy earth that underpin the northern reaches of the county.
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Explore Great Blencow, 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: 54.683269, -2.843784. 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. |