Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Ruckcroft, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ruckcroft 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.
| Place | Ruckcroft |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.791208 |
| Longitude | -2.729017 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ruckcroft rests in the Cumbrian landscape, a quiet collection of dwellings where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 14.0 km north of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 7°T, OS grid NY 532 442), and is situated south-south-east of Ainstable village. The surrounding fields, often holding a fine mist in the early morning light, stretch out like a rumpled quilt, hinting at the generations of husbandry that have shaped them. The air here carries the faint, clean scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a natural perfume that speaks of the pastoral heart of this place. A small, unpretentious church, its stone weathered to a soft grey, anchors the hamlet, its quiet presence a gentle beacon against the vast sweep of the Cumbrian fells. The narrow lanes that thread through Ruckcroft seem to invite contemplation, each curve revealing another aspect of the enduring beauty of this corner of England.
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Explore Ruckcroft, 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: 54.791208, -2.729017. 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 | June 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. |