Newtown Cumbria Map

About Newtown

Newtown rests in Cumbria's embrace, a quiet corner where fields unfurl like ancient maps. It lies 6.3 km south-south-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 168°T, OS grid NY 526 241), and is situated west-north-west of Lowther village. The air here, especially in the soft light of late afternoon, seems to carry the faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a whisper from generations past. Lowther Castle, though now a romantic ruin, still presides over the landscape, a silent sentinel against the western sky, its stone breathing stories of bygone grandeur. The land around Newtown is a gentle sweep of agricultural bounty, where sheep graze on slopes that catch the sun’s gold. A quiet stream, perhaps the River Lowther itself, might murmur nearby, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky.

About This Newtown Map Page

Explore Newtown, 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: 54.610342, -2.734466. 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.