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Great Strickland Cumbria Map

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

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

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PlaceGreat Strickland
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.598241
Longitude-2.687828
Place TypeVillage

About Great Strickland

Great Strickland emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered around a central green. It lies 5.4 miles south-south-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 150°T, OS grid NY 556 227), and is situated east-south-east of Hackthorpe village. This place holds a distinct position within the Lake District National Park, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the shifting weight of clouds above the Eden Valley. To the north-east, the slopes of Birkrigg Knowe rise with a muted authority, catching the early light before it descends into the lower fields. Great Strickland maintains a measured pace, defined by the limestone textures of its architecture and the persistent, quiet passage of the seasons. Nearby, the waters of Rowland's Lum mirror the pale, washed-out blue of the northern sky, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the surrounding pastures. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, grounding the geography in a sensory reality that defies mere coordinates. Life in Great Strickland remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, marked by the steady growth of hedgerows and the subtle, seasonal transformation of the nearby terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Birkrigg Knowe (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Rowland's Lum (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 335° NNW
  • Melkinthorpe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 029° NNE
  • Town Gill (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 189° S
  • Kittgill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 008° N
  • Burnbank Dubs (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 358° N
  • River Leith (River) — 1.2 mi, 174° S
  • Woodhouse Gill (River) — 1.3 mi, 044° NE
  • Decoy Hag Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 273° W
  • Melkinthorpe Medieval Settlement, Part Of Its Associated Open Field System And The Site Of Melkinthorpe Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 357° N · 7 ha
  • Long Barrow On Trainford Brow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 309° NW
  • Lowther Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 267° W · 559 ha
  • Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 289° WNW
  • Ling Plantations (Forest / Woodland) — 1.9 mi, 013° NNE
  • Romano-British Settlement At Cragside Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 245° WSW
  • The Green (Park) — 2.0 mi, 166° SSE
  • Cliburn Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 038° NE · 37 ha
  • Powdonnet Well (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 090° E
  • Shap Beck Drove Arch Fold (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 180° S
  • Clifton Hall (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 329° NNW
  • Haber Tarn (Wetland) — 3.4 mi, 265° W
  • Butterwick Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 232° SW · 10 ha
  • Brougham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 3.9 mi, 332° NNW
  • Lord Chancellor's Den (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 332° NNW
  • Brougham Castle (Castle) — 4.0 mi, 342° NNW
  • Eden Millennium Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 327° NNW
  • Wetheriggs Country Park (Park) — 4.6 mi, 327° NNW
  • Shap Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 186° S
  • The Plague Stone (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 331° NNW

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About This Great Strickland Map Page

Explore Great Strickland, 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: 54.598241, -2.687828. 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.