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Thrimby Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

Explore Thrimby, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thrimby 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.

Interactive Map of Thrimby, Cumbria

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thrimby, 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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PlaceThrimby
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.575772
Longitude-2.683443
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Thrimby

Thrimby emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a quiet collection of stone and pasture, marking a place where the earth seems to hold its breath. It lies 6.9 miles south-south-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 155°T, OS grid NY 559 202), and is situated south of Great Strickland village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Lake District National Park, Thrimby exists as a singular point of human persistence amidst the rolling, open terrain. The River Leith flows with a cold, clear clarity only 0.3 miles to the north, carving a path through the limestone that defines the local geology. To the south, the gentle rise of Harrowstead Hill catches the pale, northern light, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields towards the quiet farmsteads. The architecture here speaks of endurance, with buildings constructed from the grey, weathered rock that seems to have grown directly from the soil. Thrimby remains a place of austere beauty, where the sky feels vast and the horizon remains undisturbed by the clamour of modern industry. This landscape retains a raw, unvarnished quality that rewards the patient observer with the shifting colours of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • River Leith (River) — 0.3 mi, 353° N
  • The Green (Park) — 0.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Harrowstead Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 169° S
  • Town Gill (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 334° NNW
  • Gunnerkeld Sike (River) — 1.2 mi, 161° SSE
  • Shap Beck Drove Arch Fold (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 189° S
  • Burtree Bank Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 291° WNW
  • Round Barrow 150M East Of Scarside Plantation (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 251° WSW
  • Gunnerkeld Concentric Stone Circle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 158° SSE
  • Round Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 320° NW
  • Ring Cairn On Knipescar Common South Of Inscar Plantation (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 242° WSW
  • Decoy Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 310° NW
  • Melkinthorpe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 006° N
  • Rowland's Lum (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 347° NNW
  • Lowther Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 308° NW · 559 ha
  • Powdonnet Well (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 056° ENE
  • Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 320° NW
  • Butterwick Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 258° WSW · 10 ha
  • Shap Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Ling Plantations (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 005° N
  • Cliburn Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 020° NNE · 37 ha
  • Haber Tarn (Wetland) — 3.8 mi, 290° WNW
  • Thornthwaite Force (Waterfall) — 3.9 mi, 227° SW
  • The Hobbit Trail (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 228° SW
  • Clifton Hall (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 337° NNW
  • May Pole (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 037° NE
  • The Forces (Waterfall) — 5.4 mi, 237° WSW
  • Measand (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 234° SW
  • Brougham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 5.4 mi, 338° NNW

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About This Thrimby Map Page

Explore Thrimby, 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: 54.575772, -2.683443. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.