Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Skelton Wood End, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skelton Wood End 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 Skelton Wood End, 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 | Skelton Wood End |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.737703 |
| Longitude | -2.921533 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Skelton Wood End emerges as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered beneath the expansive, shifting skies of northern Cumbria. It lies 8.3 miles north-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 307°T, OS grid NY 407 384), and is situated north-west of Skelton village. The terrain here holds a subtle, rugged character, defined by the proximity of the Lake District National Park which envelops the landscape in a vast, protected serenity. To the north, the waters of Rush Gill carve a modest path through the earth, their movement providing a persistent, low-frequency hum against the stillness of the fields. The light in Skelton Wood End possesses a peculiar clarity, often catching the grey-hewn masonry of the older buildings until they seem to glow with the pale intensity of winter flint. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the slopes of Starth Hill rise steadily toward the horizon, grounding the hamlet within a wider, undulating geography of pasture and woodland. This corner of the world remains largely defined by the slow turn of agricultural seasons, where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and ancient, encroaching bracken. Skelton Wood End stands as a place where the modern pulse of the world fades, replaced by the honest, unadorned presence of the northern fells.
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Explore Skelton Wood End, 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: 54.737703, -2.921533. 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. |