Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Sand Side, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sand Side 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 Sand Side, 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 | Sand Side |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.232240 |
| Longitude | -3.184723 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sand Side commands a quiet corner of the Cumbrian coastline where the retreating tide leaves behind a pale, sprawling expanse of silt and salt-crusted stone. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-east of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 162°T, OS grid SD 228 824), and is situated west-north-west of Kirkby-in-Furness village. The character of the terrain is defined by the shifting moods of the Duddon Estuary, where the water often recedes to reveal a vast, shimmering plain that catches the low, thin light of the North West. To the south-west, the damp reach of Sand Side Marsh stretches out, its grasses bowing under the persistent, cooling winds that roll in from the Irish Sea. Further inland, the path of Banks Gill Beck cuts a narrow, rhythmic course toward the shore, carving through the earth with a steady, quiet persistence. The houses of Sand Side maintain a modest distance from these tidal margins, their stone walls weathered by the salt-laden air that clings to the windowsills. Pen Hill rises to the north-east, offering a silent, heavy presence that anchors the horizon against the expansive, grey-blue sky. Here, the passage of time is measured less by human industry and more by the slow, inevitable return of the tide across the mudflats.
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Explore Sand Side, 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: 54.232240, -3.184723. 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. |