Longcroft Cumbria Map

About Longcroft

Longcroft rests in the quiet embrace of Cumbria's rolling northern reaches. It lies 10.5 km north-north-west of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 338°T, OS grid NY 216 581), and is situated north-west of Angerton village. The hamlet's scattered dwellings seem to drink in the wide, often luminous, skies of this part of England, where the light can shift from a soft, pearly grey to a brilliant, almost startling, clarity. A low stone wall, weathered by countless seasons, might mark the boundary of a smallholding, its rough texture a testament to the enduring labour that shaped this land. The air here often carries the faint, clean scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a subtle perfume of the pastoral. Longcroft, though small, possesses a grounded presence, a place where the land itself seems to dictate the gentle pace of life.

About This Longcroft Map Page

Explore Longcroft, 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: 54.912331, -3.223323. 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.