Raisbeck Cumbria Map

About Raisbeck

Raisbeck, a quiet Cumbrian hamlet, exhales the scent of damp earth and ancient stone. It lies 12.9 km west of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 264°T, OS grid NY 646 075), and is situated east-south-east of Orton village. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace, a canvas for skies that often shift from bruised grey to a luminous, watery blue. The scattered houses, often built of the local grey stone that seems to absorb the very light, huddle together as if for warmth against the wide, open landscape. A small, unassuming church, its spire a slender finger pointing skyward, anchors Raisbeck, its bells a quiet punctuation to the days. The fields, meticulously divided by dry-stone walls, suggest a long, unbroken conversation between the people and the soil of this place.

About This Raisbeck Map Page

Explore Raisbeck, 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: 54.461798, -2.547530. 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.