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Motherby Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

Explore Motherby, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Motherby 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.

Interactive Map of Motherby, Cumbria

How to Use This Motherby, Cumbria Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Motherby, 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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PlaceMotherby
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.647496
Longitude-2.887225
Place TypeVillage

About Motherby

Motherby rests upon the high, weathered shoulder of the Cumbrian landscape, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed bracken. It lies 5.5 miles west-south-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 256°T, OS grid NY 428 284), and is situated north-north-east of Penruddock village. The horizon here is dominated by the austere rise of Black Hill, which casts long, indigo shadows across the fields as the afternoon light begins to thin. Motherby remains firmly within the Lake District National Park, sharing the quiet gravity of a region defined by ancient stone and persistent rain. To the south, the deep, green crease of Holghyll cuts through the earth, marking a passage where water moves with a low, constant murmur. The local architecture consists of sturdy, grey-walled structures that seem to have emerged from the very rock they sit upon, indifferent to the turning of the seasons. Stone walls divide the pastures into precise, geometric patterns, tracing the history of land use that has defined Motherby for generations. Here, the air holds a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the occasional call of a bird crossing the open moorland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Black Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 237° WSW
  • Holghyll (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 176° S
  • Bright Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 320° NW
  • Skitwath Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 219° SW
  • Greystoke Moor Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Lacet Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 177° S
  • River Petteril (River) — 1.2 mi, 049° NE
  • Hutton John Moated Site, Moated Annexe, Possible Fishpond And Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 135° SE · 3 ha
  • Greystoke Castle (Castle) — 1.6 mi, 015° NNE
  • Tarn Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 250° WSW · 17 ha
  • Moated Site West Of Greystoke (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 338° NNW · 2 ha
  • Deer Wells (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 006° N
  • Dacre bear (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 119° ESE
  • Moated Site Of Dacre Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 120° ESE
  • Dacre Castle (Castle) — 2.3 mi, 120° ESE
  • Eycott Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 286° WNW · 125 ha
  • Gillcambon Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 331° NNW
  • Mell Fell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 228° SW
  • Dalemain (Castle) — 3.1 mi, 107° ESE
  • Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 107° ESE
  • Fell Pony and Countryside Museums (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • Dalemain Country Park (Park) — 3.5 mi, 105° ESE
  • Millennium Fish Cross (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Greystoke Pillar (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 077° ENE
  • Rheged (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 090° E
  • Hang gliding take off point (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 278° W
  • Upfront Gallery Puppet Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 017° NNE
  • High Force (Waterfall) — 5.0 mi, 199° SSW
  • Aira Force (Waterfall) — 5.2 mi, 199° SSW

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About This Motherby Map Page

Explore Motherby, 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: 54.647496, -2.887225. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.