Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Tower Wood, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tower Wood 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 Tower Wood, 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 | Tower Wood |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.310511 |
| Longitude | -2.939212 |
| Place Type | Village |
Tower Wood commands a quiet stretch of land where the air carries the cool, damp breath of the nearby water. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 192°T, OS grid SD 389 909), and is situated south of Ghyll Head village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Lake District National Park, Tower Wood occupies a landscape defined by the steady, vertical reach of ancient timber. To the north-east, the Great Tower Plantation offers a dense congregation of trees that filters the afternoon sun into long, sharp shafts of pale gold. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, particularly toward the nearby slopes of Moor How where the earth turns to heather and rough grass. Water defines the periphery of the locale, as the modest currents of Burrow Beck trace a winding path through the lower ground. This geography lends Tower Wood a sense of seclusion, far removed from the bustle of the more frequented tourist thoroughfares. Every stone wall and gatepost in Tower Wood seems to hold the quiet patience of a place that has long watched the seasons shift across the fells.
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Explore Tower Wood, 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: 54.310511, -2.939212. 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. |