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Keld Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

Explore Keld, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Keld 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Keld, 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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PlaceKeld
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.524216
Longitude-2.690894
Place TypeHamlet

About Keld

Keld emerges from the rugged limestone landscape of Cumbria as a modest gathering of stone, defined by the stark, open horizons of the northern fells. It lies 8.8 miles west-south-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 245°T, OS grid NY 553 145), and is situated south-west of Shap village. This small cluster of dwellings finds itself cradled within the expansive reaches of the Lake District National Park, where the air possesses a sharp, crystalline clarity. A short walk to the west reveals the substantial ruins of Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, where the weathered stone walls hold the silence of centuries against the persistent wind. To the east, the modest, historic Keld Chapel stands as a quiet anchor, its structure speaking of a time when faith was carved directly into the local rock. The land around Keld rises into the modest, grassy profile of Brown Hill, which catches the slanted amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields. Here, the ground remains damp with the passage of seasonal rains, and the texture of the earth is coarse, shaped by the ancient, unyielding geology of the region. Every stone in Keld seems to acknowledge the vast, atmospheric weight of the hills that press in from every side.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Keld Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 121° ESE
  • Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, Including The Precinct Wall, Abbey Mill And Mill Race, And Two Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 254° WSW · 4 ha
  • Brown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
  • Shap Stone Alignment (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 019° NNE
  • Skellaw Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 021° NNE
  • Docker Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 106° ESE
  • Langshaw Sike (River) — 0.6 mi, 258° WSW
  • Shap Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 319° NW
  • Turnmire Bottom (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 152° SSE
  • Wet Sleddale Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 177° S · 4 ha
  • Nuttall Sidings (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 153° SSE
  • Wet Sleddale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 184° S
  • Scalebarrow Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 279° W
  • Thornthwaite Force (Waterfall) — 2.7 mi, 289° WNW
  • Haskew Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 224° SW
  • The Hobbit Trail (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 288° WNW
  • Swindale Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 245° WSW · 8 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 010° N
  • Forces Falls (Waterfall) — 3.3 mi, 234° SW
  • Queen Victoria Statue (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 152° SSE
  • The Image Garden (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 059° ENE
  • King Charles II Monument (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 126° SE
  • Measand (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 276° W
  • Haber Tarn (Wetland) — 5.8 mi, 326° NW
  • Melkinthorpe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.9 mi, 005° N
  • Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 345° NNW
  • Hoff Lunn (Forest / Woodland) — 6.6 mi, 080° E
  • Great Asby Scar (National Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 113° ESE · 312 ha
  • Bewley Castle (Castle) — 7.1 mi, 054° NE

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About This Keld Map Page

Explore Keld, 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: 54.524216, -2.690894. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.