Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Ponsonby, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ponsonby 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 Ponsonby, 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 | Ponsonby |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.435334 |
| Longitude | -3.456165 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Ponsonby reveals its quiet character through the slow, deliberate movement of light across the Cumbrian fields. It lies 4.3 miles south-east of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 137°T, OS grid NY 056 054), and is situated east-south-east of Calder Bridge village. The landscape here possesses a somber elegance, defined by the gentle, persistent course of the Birrel Sike as it carves a silver path through the verdant pasture. Ponsonby remains anchored by the enduring presence of the nearby Calder Abbey, whose ruined sandstone arches catch the pale, northern sun in a display of architectural stoicism. These weathered stones offer a stark contrast to the soft, shifting reeds at the edges of Ponsonby Tarn, where the water mirrors the vast and often tumultuous sky. The air holds a particular crispness, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp bracken and the distant, rhythmic hum of the wind. Time in Ponsonby moves with a gravity that respects the ancient soil, leaving the modern world to rush past its borders in favour of a more contemplative pace.
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Explore Ponsonby, 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: 54.435334, -3.456165. 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. |