(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Townhead, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townhead 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 Townhead, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cumbria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Townhead and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Townhead |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.669646 |
| Longitude | -2.759337 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townhead breathes the quiet air of Cumbria, a place where the ancient Pennine landscape presses close. It lies 0.5 km north-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 323°T, OS grid NY 511 307). The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can catch the rough stone of farmsteads and cottages, lending them a brief, unexpected warmth against the often-brooding sky. Though small, Townhead’s proximity to the bustling market town of Penrith means its residents enjoy both the tranquillity of the countryside and the amenities of a larger centre. A sense of quiet industry, born from the surrounding agricultural lands, seems to permeate the very lanes, a subtle hum beneath the calls of curlews. The gentle rise of the land towards the north-west offers glimpses of the broader Eden Valley, a vista that has changed little through the centuries.
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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: 54.669646, -2.759337. 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. |