Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Head Crag, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Head Crag 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 | Head Crag |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.234828 |
| Longitude | -3.183770 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Head Crag basks in the quietude of Cumbria's western reaches, a place where the land itself seems to hold a gentle breath. It lies 5.0 km south-south-east of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 160°T, OS grid SD 229 827), and is situated north-north-west of Kirkby-in-Furness village. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant sheep, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats steadily beneath the surface. The very contours of Head Crag speak of its geological past, a subtle rise and fall that catches the pale, northern light in shifting patterns throughout the day. A sense of enduring peace pervades the scattered dwellings, each seeming to possess its own quiet dignity. The distant murmur of the Duddon estuary, though unseen, lends a soft, ever-present undertone to the landscape.
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Explore Head Crag, 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: 54.234828, -3.183770. 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. |