Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Thwaite Head, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thwaite Head 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 Thwaite Head, 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 | Thwaite Head |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.307594 |
| Longitude | -3.004450 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thwaite Head emerges from the quiet Cumbrian uplands as a collection of stone dwellings gathered against the expansive backdrop of the Lake District National Park. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 221°T, OS grid SD 347 906), and is situated south-south-east of Satterthwaite village. The morning light here often catches the grey slate, illuminating the rugged geometry of walls that have long resisted the persistent damp of the hills. To the north-northeast, the land dips toward the subtle indentation of Clough Bank, where the air holds the damp, metallic scent of moss and ancient earth. Nearby, the persistent, clear pulse of Dale Park Beck carves its way through the landscape, feeding the moisture that keeps the surrounding pastures a vivid, piercing green. Thwaite Head remains defined by this proximity to moving water and the quiet gravity of the surrounding fells. The high, open sky above provides a constant, shifting canvas, lending a sense of immense scale to the modest cluster of buildings. Time here does not rush, but instead unfolds in the slow, seasonal rhythm of weather moving across the high ground.
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Explore Thwaite Head, 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: 54.307594, -3.004450. 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. |