Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore High Lorton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Lorton 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 | High Lorton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.620799 |
| Longitude | -3.302265 |
| Place Type | Village |
High Lorton, a Cumbrian jewel, sits with quiet dignity upon the land. It lies 6.2 km south-east of Cockermouth (from Cockermouth: bearing 140°T, OS grid NY 160 258), and is situated east-north-east of Low Lorton village. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast northern sky, often shimmer with a particular, pale sunlight that seems to hold a memory of older, perhaps simpler, times. Though its origins are humble, High Lorton possesses a character that speaks of enduring resilience, a quiet strength drawn from the very soil that sustains it. The gentle rise of the land here offers a vantage point, allowing the eye to sweep across the hedgerows and stone walls that define the agricultural heart of this corner of England.
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Explore High Lorton, 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: 54.620799, -3.302265. 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. |