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Town End Cumbria Map

(Suburban Area near Hawkshead)

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

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

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PlaceTown End
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.374229
Longitude-2.989096
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Town End

Town End breathes the quiet air of a landscape shaped by centuries of slow, pastoral persistence. It lies 2.9 miles west-north-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 283°T, OS grid SD 358 980), and is situated north-east of Hawkshead village. This cluster of dwellings rests securely within the Lake District National Park, where the light often catches the slate roofs with a cool, silvery precision. To the immediate north, the waters of Colthouse Pool gather in the stillness, mirroring the shifting cloud formations of the Cumbrian sky. A short distance to the south, the marshy expanse of North Fen sustains a delicate, bog-loving ecology that has remained undisturbed by the rush of modern transit. The architecture of Town End reflects the vernacular tradition of the region, built from the very grit and stone that define the surrounding fells. Visitors walking toward the nearby historic site of Hawkshead Grammar School will notice how the dry-stone walls trace the contours of the fields like veins in an old hand. Through every season, the character of Town End remains tethered to this rugged, elemental beauty, far removed from the clamour of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 24k acres
  • Colthouse Pool (River) — 0.1 mi, 002° N
  • Priest Pot (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 187° S
  • North Fen (National Nature Reserve) — 0.3 mi, 169° S · 2 ha
  • Hawkshead Grammar School (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 265° W
  • Smooth Beck Foot (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Smooth Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 170° S
  • Green Tarns (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 062° ENE
  • Hawkshead Courthouse (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 308° NW
  • Latterbarrow (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 043° NE
  • Claife Tarns And Mires Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 094° E · 148 ha
  • Hawkshead Moor (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 241° WSW
  • Greystone Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 218° SW
  • Round Cairn, 460M South West Of Thompson Ground (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 270° W
  • Blelham Tarn & Bog Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 017° NNE · 51 ha
  • Blelham Bog (National Nature Reserve) — 1.7 mi, 017° NNE · 2 ha
  • Hill Top (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 154° SSE
  • Heald Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 097° E
  • Sandstone Fox (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 205° SSW
  • Tarn Hows Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 300° WNW
  • Wray Castle (Castle) — 2.1 mi, 029° NNE
  • Belle Isle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.4 mi, 111° ESE · 15 ha
  • Tom Ghyll Waterfalls (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 298° WNW
  • Monk Coniston (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 273° W
  • Brockhole (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 047° NE · 13 ha
  • Go Ape (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 212° SSW
  • The Lumberjills' Story (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 211° SSW
  • Windermere Jetty (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 095° E
  • The Victoria Wood Theatre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 102° ESE
  • The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 102° ESE

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About This Town End Map Page

Explore Town End, 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: 54.374229, -2.989096. 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.