(Suburban Area near Renwick)
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
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| Place | Townhead |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.785436 |
| Longitude | -2.628353 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townhead, a quiet hum in Cumbria's embrace, whispers of a landscape shaped by ancient earth and the patient work of generations. It lies 12.4 km west-south-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 256°T, OS grid NY 596 435), and is situated north-north-west of Renwick village. The air here often carries the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to the low stone walls bordering fields that stretch towards the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the Cumbrian clouds, can catch the rough-hewn surfaces of the scattered farmsteads, lending a brief, golden glow to their weathered stone. The rhythm of Townhead is dictated less by clocks and more by the slow turning of the seasons, a gentle cadence felt in the rustle of wind through bracken and the distant bleating of sheep.
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Explore Townhead, 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: 54.785436, -2.628353. 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 | June 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. |