Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Howgill, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Howgill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Howgill, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Howgill |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.349390 |
| Longitude | -2.564203 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Howgill emerges from the rugged Cumbrian terrain as a sparse collection of dwellings bound to the ancient, rhythmic pulse of the fells. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Sedbergh (from Sedbergh: bearing 321°T, OS grid SD 634 950). The landscape here discards the artifice of decoration, offering instead a stark palette of bruised greens and slate greys that shift under the restless North West light. Nearby, the quiet waters of Ullswheel reflect a sky that seems perpetually vast, lending a mirror of liquid silver to the surrounding hills. To the north-east, the slopes of Castley Knotts rise with a stubborn, geological patience, anchoring the hamlet against the prevailing winds. The local character is defined by this proximity to wilder elevations, where stone walls delineate fields that have long defied the encroaching scrub. Life in Howgill moves with the slow, deliberate gravity of sheep grazing upon the higher pastures, indifferent to the transient concerns of the world beyond the ridge. Here, the silence is not a void but a presence, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant, cooling breath of the high country.
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Explore Howgill, 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: 54.349390, -2.564203. 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 | August 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. |