Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Halfpenny, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Halfpenny 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.
| Place | Halfpenny |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.280566 |
| Longitude | -2.713365 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Halfpenny exhales a quietude that settles over the landscape like the soft Cumbria mist. It lies 6.0 km south-south-east of Kendal (from Kendal: bearing 158°T, OS grid SD 536 874), and is situated south-east of Barrows Green village. The hamlet, a scattering of stone dwellings against the green sweep of the Lyth Valley, seems to absorb the very light that spills across the rolling fells. A subtle beauty resides in the way the afternoon sun catches the lichen on ancient dry-stone walls, a testament to the enduring husbandry of this land. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant livestock, a fragrance that speaks of generations working this ground. The gentle undulations of the surrounding countryside, where sheep graze with placid indifference, offer a profound sense of peace.
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Explore Halfpenny, 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: 54.280566, -2.713365. 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 | June 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. |