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Sandwith Newtown Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West

Explore Sandwith Newtown, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandwith Newtown 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sandwith Newtown, 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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PlaceSandwith Newtown
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityCumberland
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.513767
Longitude-3.604241
Place TypeHamlet

About Sandwith Newtown

Sandwith Newtown catches the salt-heavy breath of the Irish Sea, a sparse collection of dwellings tethered to the rugged Cumbrian coastline. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 195°T, OS grid NX 962 143), and is situated south-south-west of Sandwith village. The landscape here is defined by a raw, windswept austerity, where the stone walls seem to lean away from the prevailing gales. Only half a mile to the south-west, the St. Bees Head SSSI rises as a formidable rampart of red sandstone, its vertical cliffs housing a clamorous population of seabirds that wheel against the grey horizon. Sandwith Newtown exists in a quiet dialogue with this maritime brink, far removed from the clamour of industrial ports. To the north, the remnants of the Barrowmouth Gypsum and Alabaster Mine at Saltom Bay serve as a reminder of an earth that was once hollowed out for profit and utility. The light in this corner of England possesses a sharp, clinical clarity, often bleaching the fields of their colour until the grass appears silvered by the spray. Here, the land does not offer a gentle embrace but rather a sturdy, unyielding foothold against the persistent Atlantic weather.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St. Bees Head Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 226° SW · 157 ha
  • Hannah Moor (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
  • Barrowmouth Gypsum And Alabaster Mine At Saltom Bay (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 350° N · 4 ha
  • Bellhouse Gill (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 082° E
  • Rottington Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 177° S
  • Stanley Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 091° E
  • Seabird viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 264° W
  • St Bega Sculpture (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 161° SSE
  • Old Coastguard look-out (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 201° SSW
  • West Cumberland Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 160° SSE
  • St Bees Beach (Beach) — 1.9 mi, 175° S
  • Needless Beck (River) — 1.9 mi, 093° E
  • Saltom Coal Pit (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 004° N
  • Saltom Pit (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 002° N
  • Haig Colliery (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 008° N
  • Ivy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 121° ESE
  • Ivy Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 120° ESE
  • Trinity Gardens (Park) — 2.3 mi, 019° NNE
  • South Beach (Beach) — 2.4 mi, 006° N
  • The Beacon Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 009° N
  • Candle Stick (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 007° N
  • The Rum Story (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 015° NNE
  • Gaiety Cinema (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 015° NNE
  • Clints Quarry - 1004531 Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 113° ESE · 14 ha
  • Longland Lake Country Park (Park) — 3.3 mi, 106° ESE
  • Weddicar Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 059° ENE
  • Rosehill Theatre (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 025° NNE
  • Lowca Point (Wetland) — 4.6 mi, 011° N
  • Uldale Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.8 mi, 101° E
  • Micklam Point (Wetland) — 4.8 mi, 011° N

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About This Sandwith Newtown Map Page

Explore Sandwith Newtown, 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: 54.513767, -3.604241. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.