Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Towcett, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Towcett 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 Towcett, 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 | Towcett |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.560413 |
| Longitude | -2.660856 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Low-slung stone walls and the grey, weathered limestone of farmsteads define the quiet character of Towcett. It lies 6.9 miles west of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 260°T, OS grid NY 573 185), and is situated west-south-west of Sleagill village. Within the sprawling, protected reaches of the Lake District National Park, Towcett commands a landscape where the light possesses a thin, metallic clarity, often sharpening the edges of the distant horizon. To the south-south-west, the low-lying basin of Gunnerkeld Bottom acts as a catchment for the shifting moods of the Cumbrian sky. Traces of ancient human industry linger in the local terrain, most notably the Gunnerkeld Concentric Stone Circle, which stands as a silent, circular geometry against the encroaching moorland grasses. The damp, moss-softened earth here yields easily to the passage of rain, feeding the quiet, persistent flow of Gunnerkeld Sike as it carves its narrow path through the limestone. Solitude remains the primary currency of the landscape, where the wind carries little more than the distant, rhythmic call of livestock. This corner of the world refuses to clamour for attention, preferring instead to exist in a state of austere, enduring composure.
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Explore Towcett, 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: 54.560413, -2.660856. 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. |