Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Murton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Murton 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 | Murton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.589905 |
| Longitude | -2.422771 |
| Place Type | Village |
Murton rests quietly in the embrace of Cumbria's rolling landscape. It lies 4.6 km east-north-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 73°T, OS grid NY 727 217), and is situated north-north-west of Hilton village. The fields surrounding Murton often carry the soft, diffused light characteristic of the North West, painting the stone walls and scattered farmsteads in hues of muted gold and moss green. The air here, especially after a rain, holds the clean scent of damp earth and distant sheep. Life in Murton moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a quiet rhythm echoing the agricultural heritage of the region. The quiet lanes, often bordered by ancient hedgerows, invite contemplation, their surfaces worn smooth by generations of passage.
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Explore Murton, 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: 54.589905, -2.422771. 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. |