Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Rottington, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rottington 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 Rottington, 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 | Rottington |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.503335 |
| Longitude | -3.604002 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rottington remains a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered against the rugged Cumbrian coastline. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 191°T, OS grid NX 962 131), and is situated north-west of St Bees village. Winds arriving from the Irish Sea scour the fields, carrying a salt-heavy dampness that clings to the ancient masonry of the local farmsteads. To the north-west, the St. Bees Head Sssi rises as a formidable sandstone rampart, its sheer cliffs offering a stark, vertical contrast to the rolling pastureland. The narrow lanes near Rottington are frequently accompanied by the muted, persistent rush of Rottington Beck, which carves a modest path through the earth toward the shoreline. Here, the light possesses a thin, silver clarity that sharpens the edges of the drystone walls and makes the surrounding moorland appear deceptively close. Rottington endures as a place of sparse, elemental beauty, where the horizon is dominated by the vast, grey expanse of the sea rather than the clutter of modern industry. Every inhabitant moves with the awareness of a landscape shaped by constant weather, finding shelter in the stubborn, enduring character of the Cumbrian rock.
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Explore Rottington, 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: 54.503335, -3.604002. 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. |