Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Mellguards, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mellguards 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.
| Place | Mellguards |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.804323 |
| Longitude | -2.864133 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Mellguards breathes a quiet existence in the Cumbria landscape, a place where the sky seems to hold a deeper shade of blue. It lies 10.8 km south-south-east of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 156°T, OS grid NY 445 458), and is situated north-north-west of Southwaite village. The lanes here, often bordered by ancient hedgerows that whisper tales of passing centuries, lead to scattered farmsteads, their stone walls weathered by countless Cumbrian winters. A palpable sense of stillness pervades Mellguards, broken only by the bleating of sheep on the surrounding fells or the distant lowing of cattle. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and wild grasses, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath its tranquil surface.
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Explore Mellguards, 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: 54.804323, -2.864133. 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 | June 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. |