Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Upper Denton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Denton 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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| Place | Upper Denton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.981175 |
| Longitude | -2.600907 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Upper Denton occupies a quiet fold of Cumbrian land where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the urgency of modern life. It lies 5.7 miles west of Haltwhistle (from Haltwhistle: bearing 277°T, OS grid NY 616 653), and is situated south-west of Gilsland village. The light here has a peculiar clarity, catching the grey, weathered stones of St Cuthbert's Church, 100M North West Of Upper Denton Farm as if they were cooling embers in the dusk. Nearby, the remnants of the Bastle At Upper Denton serve as a stoic reminder of a more turbulent past, when the border lands demanded vigilance against the night. Beyond the farmsteads, the terrain rises toward the distant, heather-bruised slopes of Mains Rigg, which break the wind and dictate the flow of the local streams. One senses a deep, geological patience in the way the soil clings to the bedrock, shielding the secrets of those who walked these paths centuries ago. Upper Denton remains a place where the silence is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, rhythmic presence that follows the slow turn of the seasons.
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Explore Upper Denton, 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: 54.981175, -2.600907. 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. |