Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Shawfoot, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shawfoot 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 Shawfoot, 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 | Shawfoot |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.994002 |
| Longitude | -2.836101 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shawfoot emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of quiet stone dwellings gathered against the backdrop of an expansive, wind-swept horizon. It lies 5.4 miles north-west of Brampton (from Brampton: bearing 312°T, OS grid NY 466 669), and is situated west-south-west of Hethersgill village. The light here possesses a singular, thin clarity that catches the edges of the drystone walls and makes the surrounding fields appear perpetually silvered. To the east, the damp, shifting expanse of Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses exerts a gravitational pull on the local atmosphere, grounding Shawfoot in a terrain defined by peat and slow-moving water. A short distance to the west, the skeletal remains of Dikenook stand as a stark reminder of the centuries of agrarian labor that preceded the modern fencing of these pastures. The land slopes with an honest, unadorned severity, revealing the underlying geology where the soil is often thin and demanding of its inhabitants. Life in Shawfoot moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, dictated by the sudden shifts in weather that sweep across the North West from the Solway Firth. These rhythms remain tethered to the soil, where the heritage of small-scale husbandry continues to shape the character of every lane and boundary.
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Explore Shawfoot, 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: 54.994002, -2.836101. 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. |