Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Longcroft, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longcroft 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 Longcroft, 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 | Longcroft |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.912331 |
| Longitude | -3.223323 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Longcroft emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Solway Plain as a quiet collection of buildings defined by the low, insistent light of the North West. It lies 6.5 miles north-north-west of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 338°T, OS grid NY 216 581), and is situated north-west of Angerton village. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned quality, where the sky claims more attention than the earth and the wind carries the sharp, salt-tinged memory of the distant firth. South of the dwellings, the damp, shifting character of Longcroft Marsh dictates the pace of the seasons, turning the meadows into a mosaic of reeds and reflective pools after the frequent Cumbrian rains. Nearby, the silent, purposeful flow of Longcroft Sough traces a path through the fields, acting as a small but vital artery for the surrounding agricultural pastures. Further out, the vast, peat-rich expanse of the South Solway Mosses stretches across the horizon, a remnant of a wilder, ancient landscape that remains largely untouched by the encroaching modern world. Longcroft maintains a stoic presence amidst this openness, where the architecture is utilitarian and honest, built to withstand the relentless pressure of the coastal air. The rhythm of life in Longcroft is governed not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal migration of birds and the subtle shifts in the tide that define the edges of this northern geography.
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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.
| 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. |