(Village near Lowca)
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
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| Place | Parton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.570078 |
| Longitude | -3.579551 |
| Place Type | Village |
Parton rests where the Cumbrian land begins its gentle descent towards the Irish Sea. It lies 2.2 km north-north-east of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 13°T, OS grid NX 979 205), and is situated south-south-west of Lowca village. The very air in Parton seems to hold a certain salt-tinged clarity, a legacy of its proximity to the coast, carrying the distant cry of gulls inland. Though its industrial past, once marked by coal mining, has receded, a quiet resilience remains, a steadfastness in the stone of its older dwellings. The village green, a modest expanse, often catches the pale, diffused light characteristic of this western seaboard, lending a soft glow to the afternoon. Here, the land remembers its agricultural roots, the fields around Parton yielding their bounty under a sky that can shift from steely grey to a surprising, luminous blue.
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Explore Parton, 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: 54.570078, -3.579551. 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.
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| 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. |