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Roachburn Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West

Explore Roachburn, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roachburn 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.

Interactive Map of Roachburn, Cumbria

How to Use This Roachburn, Cumbria Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Roachburn, 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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PlaceRoachburn
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityCumberland
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.930710
Longitude-2.602246
Place TypeHamlet

About Roachburn

Roachburn commands a rugged solitude where the Cumbrian earth rises to meet the grey, shifting light of the northern sky. It lies 5.3 miles east of Brampton (from Brampton: bearing 99°T, OS grid NY 615 597), and is situated east of Hallbankgate village. Coalfell Beck carves a restless, narrow path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the muted tones of a landscape defined by industry long since gone quiet. Beneath the heather-clad slopes, the earth bears the deep, skeletal scars of the Roachburn Colliery, a scheduled monument where the machinery of the past has surrendered to the slow encroachment of moss and grass. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness that seems to linger from the age of coal, a memory held by the very stones of the hillside. To the southwest, the dark expanse of Tindale Tarn acts as a silent mirror to the clouds, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both ancient and deliberate. Roachburn persists as a place of quiet observation, where the wind moves across the uneven ground with an insistent, low-voiced authority. Every track and hollow within the perimeter speaks of a time when the labour of men pulled heat and purpose from the dark seams deep below the surface.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Coalfell Beck (River) — 0.1 mi, 246° WSW
  • Roachburn Colliery (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 074° ENE
  • Tarnhouse Rigg (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 239° WSW
  • 19Th Century Zinc Spelter Works And 20Th Century Fume Works At Tindale And The Great Battery - Part Of Lord Carlisle'S Rail System, 290M Sw Of Riggfoot Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 140° SE · 6 ha
  • Mint Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 083° E
  • Bishophill Sike (River) — 0.7 mi, 207° SSW
  • Tindale Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 221° SW
  • Denton Fell (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 010° N
  • The Curricks Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 057° ENE
  • Blind Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 263° W
  • Temon Cleugh (Valley) — 2.5 mi, 005° N
  • Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 187° S · 81k acres
  • Bishop's Linn (Waterfall) — 3.6 mi, 073° ENE
  • POW Camp 18 (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 083° E
  • Bill Waugh's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 358° N
  • Featherstone Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 078° ENE
  • Piper Sike Turret (51a) (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 334° NNW
  • Naworth Castle (Castle) — 3.9 mi, 297° WNW
  • Lambley River Shingles Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 103° ESE · 4 ha
  • Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 360° N
  • Birdoswald Roman Fort (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 360° N
  • Talkin Tarn Country Park (Park) — 4.4 mi, 261° W
  • Slack House Organic Farm (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 358° N
  • Triermain Castle (Castle) — 4.6 mi, 343° NNW
  • Roman Army Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 040° NE
  • Murray Park (Park) — 5.1 mi, 279° W
  • Walltown Quarry (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 040° NE
  • 7th Earl of Carlisle (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 280° W
  • Knar (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 150° SSE
  • Snope Sikes (Wetland) — 6.1 mi, 123° ESE

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About This Roachburn Map Page

Explore Roachburn, 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: 54.930710, -2.602246. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.