Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Skirwith, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skirwith 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 Skirwith, 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 | Skirwith |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.687039 |
| Longitude | -2.598383 |
| Place Type | Village |
Skirwith greets the morning light with a quiet clarity, its low stone houses reflecting the pale, expansive sky of the Cumbrian foothills. It lies 6.4 miles east-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 77°T, OS grid NY 615 326), and is situated south-south-west of Ousby village. The terrain here rises to meet the Pennine edge, where the land holds a rugged, unsentimental beauty that draws the eye toward the distant, brooding slopes of Appleside Hill. Water remains a constant companion to the fields, as Skirwith Beck carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the pastureland to the east. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and moving water, revealing the deep, ancient connection between the soil and the weather-worn architecture. A sense of enduring purpose lingers in the drystone walls that partition the landscape, their grey stones lichen-spotted and silvered by the persistent mountain wind. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the presence of Sooty Hill, which watches over the quiet lanes of Skirwith with a dark, steady indifference. Every turning of the seasons brings a subtle shift in the light, casting long, lean shadows that trace the contours of a place defined more by its open horizons than by the weight of its own history.
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Explore Skirwith, 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: 54.687039, -2.598383. 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. |