Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore The Common, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Common 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 The Common, 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 | The Common |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.388318 |
| Longitude | -2.891479 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Common commands a quiet elevation above the slate-roofed bustle of its larger neighbour. It lies 0.8 miles north-east of Windermere (from Windermere: bearing 45°T, OS grid SD 422 995). Enfolded within the protective boundaries of the Lake District National Park, this high ground catches the first amber light of dawn before it descends into the valley. To the east, the slopes of Banner Rigg rise with a stubborn, rocky persistence, defining the eastern horizon of the hamlet. Residents of The Common often look westward toward the heights of Orrest Head, where the wind carries the scent of damp bracken and ancient stone. The earth here feels thin and purposeful, stripped of artifice by the persistent mountain air that scours the limestone ridges. Every path branching from the hamlet seems to hold the memory of countless sheep-paths, worn smooth by generations of movement across the fells. In the quiet hours, one might imagine the landscape breathing, a vast and rhythmic exhaling of mist that settles gently over the surrounding pastures.
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Explore The Common, 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: 54.388318, -2.891479. 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. |