Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Smardale, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Smardale 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 Smardale, 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 | Smardale |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.468320 |
| Longitude | -2.401659 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Limestone outcrops and the quiet, persistent rush of water define the character of Smardale as it holds its place in the northern landscape. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 259°T, OS grid NY 740 081), and is situated south-east of Crosby Garrett village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, open skies of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which embraces the land in a wide, indifferent arc. Travellers often pause to look upon the Smardale Railway Viaduct, where the weathered stone arches span the valley floor with a gravity that defies the fleeting nature of the seasons. Below these heights, the Smardale Gill SSSI protects a rare, fragile habitat where the flora clings to the rocky slopes with a stubborn, singular beauty. Smardale remains a place of deep, resonant silence, punctuated only by the lowing of cattle and the sharp, sudden cry of birds above the gully. Sunlight catches the moss-covered walls of local enclosures, illuminating the patient work of centuries that has shaped these fields into a patchwork of grey and green. Through the changing light of late afternoon, the earth here seems to hold its breath, waiting for the long shadows to stretch across the limestone veins of the valley.
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Explore Smardale, 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: 54.468320, -2.401659. 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. |