(Hamlet near Bassenthwaite)
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore High Side, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Side 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 Side |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.664960 |
| Longitude | -3.188076 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The rolling fells and verdant pastures surrounding High Side paint a picture of classic Cumbrian countryside. It lies 7.7 km north-north-west of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 336°T, OS grid NY 234 306), and is situated south-south-east of Bassenthwaite village. This small hamlet, part of the wider Lake District National Park, benefits from its proximity to dramatic mountain scenery and tranquil lakes. Historically, the economy of High Side would have been tied to agriculture, with sheep farming a prominent feature of the landscape. The quiet lanes and scattered dwellings of High Side offer a sense of peaceful seclusion, a stark contrast to the bustling tourist hubs further south.
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Explore High Side, 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: 54.664960, -3.188076. 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. |