Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
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| Place | North Dykes |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.729080 |
| Longitude | -2.709749 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
North Dykes rests within the verdant embrace of Cumbria, a place where the land breathes with quiet resilience. It lies 7.6 km north-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 22°T, OS grid NY 543 373), and is situated north-west of Great Salkeld village. The hamlet’s modest collection of dwellings, often built of stone that seems to absorb the very light of the Cumbrian sky, speaks of a long habitation, a continuity that echoes the ancient patterns of the surrounding fields. Here, the air carries a faint, earthy perfume, a testament to the agricultural life that has long shaped this corner of England, where the gentle undulation of the landscape offers a constant, subtle beauty. The distant fells, when the clouds permit, stand as stoic guardians, their slopes painted in hues of heather and bracken, a constant reminder of the wilder heart of the county.
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Explore North Dykes, 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: 54.729080, -2.709749. 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. |