Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Micklethwaite, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Micklethwaite 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 Micklethwaite, 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 | Micklethwaite |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.842917 |
| Longitude | -3.114846 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Micklethwaite endures as a quiet collection of stone and slate amid the rolling pastoral expanse of Cumbria. It lies 2.2 miles north-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 56°T, OS grid NY 285 503), and is situated south-south-west of Wiggonby village. The land here holds the light with a pale, northern clarity that reveals the sharp, ancient contours of the nearby Knox Hills. Water from the meandering Whinnow Beck carves through the lower meadows, humming a low, persistent tune against the river stones. Micklethwaite remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, where the soil is heavy and dark, promising a stubborn fertility to those who work the fields. The air often carries the damp, sweet scent of encroaching weather from the Solway Plain, cooling the skin even in the height of summer. Here, the horizon is wide and unencumbered, allowing the shifting clouds to paint transient shadows across the quiet lanes. It is a place of modest scale, defined not by grand monuments but by the enduring patience of its own geography.
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Explore Micklethwaite, 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: 54.842917, -3.114846. 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. |