Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Rookby, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rookby 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 Rookby, 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 | Rookby |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.493572 |
| Longitude | -2.307376 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rookby reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered amidst the expansive, open horizons of the Cumbrian landscape. It lies 2.1 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 52°T, OS grid NY 801 109), and is situated south-south-east of Brough Sowerby village. The light here moves across the fields with a deliberate, searching quality, illuminating the limestone walls that define the local boundaries. Rookby Beck flows just to the west, its waters carving a shallow, persistent path through the earth that has sustained the life of the land for generations. To the south-east, the earth rises toward the Rookby Scarth Medieval Settlement, where the remnants of earlier lives remain pressed into the grass like a half-remembered thought. Bowber Hill watches over the eastern flank, grounding the skyline with its steady, rounded presence against the shifting northern clouds. This is a place defined by the weight of stone and the cold, clear clarity of the beck, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day.
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Explore Rookby, 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: 54.493572, -2.307376. 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. |