Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore The Nook, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Nook 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 | The Nook |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.303840 |
| Longitude | -3.398419 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Nook exhales a quiet presence on the Cumbrian landscape. It lies 12.6 km west-north-west of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 284°T, OS grid SD 091 907), and is situated north of Hycemoor village. Here, the land softens into gentle slopes, a prelude to the more rugged fells that often dominate the horizon, and the light, when it breaks through the ever-present clouds, possesses a rare clarity that seems to polish the slate roofs and mossy stone walls. Life in The Nook has long been tethered to the earth, with farming traditions shaping the contours of the fields and the quietude of its days. The air itself carries the faint scent of damp soil and distant peat smoke, a subtle perfume of rural endurance. There are no grand pronouncements here, only the steady, unobtrusive unfolding of existence in a place that feels both ancient and enduring.
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Explore The Nook, 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: 54.303840, -3.398419. 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. |