Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Parkhead, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parkhead 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 Parkhead, 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 | Parkhead |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.755788 |
| Longitude | -3.029503 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Parkhead emerges from the rolling Cumbrian landscape as a cluster of stone dwellings defined by the high, open horizons of the northern fells. It lies 7.1 miles south-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 132°T, OS grid NY 338 405), and is situated east-north-east of Caldbeck village. The light here catches the grey slate roofs with a singular clarity, reflecting the austere beauty of the surrounding pastureland. To the north-north-east, the slopes of Warnell Fell rise abruptly, casting long, cool shadows across the fields as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Residents of Parkhead often look toward the nearby expanse of Parson's Park, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and hardy upland grasses. A quiet industry persists in the rhythm of the local farms, where the land has been worked by generations who favour endurance over haste. The atmosphere remains anchored to the earth, undisturbed by the clamour of modern thoroughfares, allowing the natural silence of the hills to assert itself. Visitors might find that Parkhead possesses a gravity of its own, grounded in the unadorned strength of its limestone walls and the vast, shifting skies of the North West.
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Explore Parkhead, 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: 54.755788, -3.029503. 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. |