Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore High Sellafield, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Sellafield 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 Sellafield |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.423399 |
| Longitude | -3.510229 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
High Sellafield rests on the western edge of Cumbria, a place where the land meets the sea with a quiet dignity. It lies 6.5 km south of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 169°T, OS grid NY 021 041), and is situated south-east of Braystones village. The air here carries the faint, salty tang of the Irish Sea, a constant reminder of the wild coastline that shapes the landscape. Though not a place of grand monuments, the fields around High Sellafield are wide and open, often catching the late afternoon sun in a way that paints the grasses in shades of amber and gold. This is a land of resilient farming, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the lives of its people, a steady, unhurried cadence that has endured for generations. The distant silhouette of the Sellafield nuclear site, a stark contrast to the natural beauty, nonetheless forms an undeniable part of High Sellafield's present character.
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Explore High Sellafield, 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: 54.423399, -3.510229. 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. |