Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Lowca, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lowca 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 Lowca, 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 | Lowca |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.580233 |
| Longitude | -3.574792 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lowca observes the grey, restless expanse of the Irish Sea from the rugged fringes of the Cumbrian coastline. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 14°T, OS grid NX 983 216), and is situated north-north-east of Parton village. Where the salt-stiffened wind bites at the cliff edge, Lowca Point reaches out into the surf like a jagged, weathered finger of rock. Below these precipitous heights, the quiet trickle of Lowca Beck carves a path toward the tide, marking the boundary between land and the infinite horizon. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, reflecting a history forged in the subterranean reach of local collieries that once defined the rhythm of the horizon. To the south, the faint ghosts of the Parton Roman Fort remain as a silent anchor in the earth, a reminder of the centuries of footfalls that have preceded our own. Lowca retains a stark, unadorned beauty, defined by the way the low, winter light catches the white foam of the waves against the dark, iron-rich stone. This is a place of open sky and relentless motion, where the land seems to hold its breath against the constant pressure of the sea.
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Explore Lowca, 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: 54.580233, -3.574792. 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. |