Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Low Hesket, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Low Hesket 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 Low Hesket, 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 | Low Hesket |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.806532 |
| Longitude | -2.832209 |
| Place Type | Village |
Low Hesket stretches along the historic corridor of the A6, a ribbon of limestone and slate that has long served as a conduit for travellers moving between the northern borderlands and the heart of England. It lies 7.2 miles south-east of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 146°T, OS grid NY 466 460), and is situated east-north-east of Southwaite village. The morning light here often catches the pale, weathered stone of the older houses, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the Cumbrian earth. To the north-north-east, the rise of Barrock Fell breaks the horizon, its slopes holding the silent remains of a slight univallate hillfort that once surveyed the passage of ancient footfalls. Low Hesket maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, where the damp, fertile air carries the scent of turned soil and the distant, rhythmic hum of engines from the main road. Fields of varying green patterns surround the houses, punctuated by the occasional dry-stone wall that appears to have grown organically from the landscape itself. Further west, the waters of Raughton Gill carve their own path through the terrain, adding a persistent, liquid vitality to the otherwise still, pastoral expanse. Residents look out toward the subtle shifts in the clouds above the fells, observing a weather-worn sky that dictates the rhythm of the day more effectively than any clock.
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Explore Low Hesket, 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: 54.806532, -2.832209. 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. |