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.
| 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 rests in a landscape where the land gently inclines towards the northern fells. It lies 10.3 km 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 air here often carries the scent of damp earth, a testament to the surrounding agricultural fields that stretch towards the horizon, their colours shifting with the passing seasons. A quiet beauty pervades Skirwith, particularly in the soft, diffused light that filters through the Cumbrian skies, lending a gentle luminescence to the stone walls and the village green. The proximity to the Lake District National Park means that the wilder, more dramatic contours of the landscape are never far from mind, offering a subtle but constant reminder of the grander natural forces at play.
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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 | June 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. |