Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Rockcliffe Cross, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rockcliffe Cross 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 Rockcliffe Cross, 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 | Rockcliffe Cross |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.955082 |
| Longitude | -3.023943 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rockcliffe Cross emerges from the flat, salt-licked horizons of the Solway Plain where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of tidal mud. It lies 4.2 miles south-south-west of Longtown (from Longtown: bearing 209°T, OS grid NY 345 627), and is situated north-west of Rockcliffe village. The water of the nearby Peter Sike pulses through the low-lying fields, a narrow artery of silver that reflects the vast, bruised clouds characteristic of the Cumbrian sky. To the south, the damp, reed-fringed expanse of Demesne Marsh captures the evening light, turning the shallow pools into mirrors of hammered copper. The land here holds a quiet, heavy stillness, shaped by the slow, relentless work of the tides and the patient drift of silt. Where the earth softens into these marshlands, the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, grey-blue distance that swallows the sound of passing traffic. Rockcliffe Cross remains a place of subtle transitions, where the firm, agricultural soil yields gradually to the unpredictable, breathing rhythms of the salt marsh.
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Explore Rockcliffe Cross, 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: 54.955082, -3.023943. 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. |