Townfoot Cumbria Map

About Townfoot

Townfoot rests in the embrace of Cumbria's rolling landscape, a place where the sky seems to stretch a little further. It lies 12.3 km west-south-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 255°T, OS grid NY 598 433), and is situated south-east of Renwick village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant peat fires, a subtle perfume of the fell country that surrounds it. The houses of Townfoot, built from sturdy local stone, seem to have grown organically from the land, their roofs a muted grey against the vibrant greens of the fields. A quiet stream, perhaps a tributary of the River South Tyne, murmurs nearby, its passage marked by the rustle of reeds and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's wing. Here, life unfolds at a pace that allows for observation, for noticing the way the light falls on the weathered stone walls or the patient rhythm of sheep grazing on the high pastures.

About This Townfoot Map Page

Explore Townfoot, 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: 54.783676, -2.626398. 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.