Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore High Scales, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Scales 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 Scales |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.799740 |
| Longitude | -3.264612 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
High Scales endures, a quiet collection of dwellings against the broad Cumbrian sky. It lies 6.0 km north-east of Aspatria (from Aspatria: bearing 48°T, OS grid NY 188 457), and is situated east of Langrigg village. The land here breathes a gentle, green expanse, where the light often falls in soft, diffused washes, lending a certain contemplative quality to the fields. A palpable sense of the past resides in the very stones of the scattered cottages, suggesting generations who have worked this soil. The air, when the wind shifts from the west, can carry the faint, earthy scent of damp peat and distant sheep. High Scales is a place where the seasons mark time with a quiet, predictable grace, undisturbed by the clamour of larger settlements.
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Explore High Scales, 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: 54.799740, -3.264612. 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. |