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Kingstown Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West

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

Interactive Map of Kingstown, Cumbria

How to Use This Kingstown, Cumbria Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingstown, 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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PlaceKingstown
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityCumberland
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.924976
Longitude-2.953288
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Kingstown

Kingstown serves as a pragmatic junction where the industrial pulse of the North West meets the lingering stillness of the Cumbrian countryside. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 340°T, OS grid NY 390 593), and is situated west of Houghton village. The landscape here is defined by a utilitarian geometry, where wide roads carve through the fields and the light catches the metallic edges of warehouses with a sharp, clinical clarity. To the south, the solitary Stone Acorn stands as a quiet sentinel of public art, offering a curious, granite focal point against the wide, grey skies of the Solway Plain. Westward, the terrain dips toward the gentle, winding path of Cargo Beck, where the water moves with a sluggish, rhythmic permanence through the low-lying mud. Kingstown maintains a character defined by this intersection of transit and earth, balancing the constant hum of passing traffic with the silence of the encroaching meadows. The air often carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and diesel, a reminder of the proximity to both the motorway and the ancient, unfolding geography of the borderlands. It is a place that does not demand attention, but instead persists in its own deliberate, functional rhythm.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stone Acorn (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 189° S
  • Coop Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Cargo Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 257° WSW
  • Pow Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 219° SW
  • St Ann's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 172° S
  • Carhead Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 247° WSW
  • A World In Miniature (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 076° ENE
  • Wall Knowe (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 139° SE
  • Hadrian'S Wall Between Houghton Road And Tarraby In Wall Mile 64 (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 116° ESE
  • 1940S Horse Jump (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 152° SSE
  • Boomby Lane 1 And 2 Roman Temporary Camps (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 225° SW · 4 ha
  • Bitts Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 163° SSE
  • Rickerby Park, Carlisle (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.9 mi, 143° SE · 44 ha
  • Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 167° SSE
  • Carlisle Castle; Medieval Tower Keep Castle, Two Lengths Of City Wall, A 16Th Century Battery, And Part Of An Earlier Roman Fort Known As Luguvalium (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 165° SSE · 5 ha
  • The Old Fire Station (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 161° SSE
  • Carlisle Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 167° SSE
  • Rickerby Hall Tower (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 130° SE
  • Tullie House (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 166° SSE
  • Town Dyke Orchard (Park) — 2.2 mi, 166° SSE
  • Little Caldew (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 170° S
  • Guildhall Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 162° SSE
  • William, 1st Earl of Lonsdale Statue (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • Vue Carlisle (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 159° SSE
  • Sand Wall (Wetland) — 2.9 mi, 303° WNW
  • Walby Farm Park (Theme Park) — 3.1 mi, 077° ENE
  • Demesne Marsh (Wetland) — 3.2 mi, 299° WNW
  • Scaleby Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 043° NE · 68 ha
  • Harraby Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 141° SE
  • Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 048° NE

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About This Kingstown Map Page

Explore Kingstown, 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: 54.924976, -2.953288. 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.