Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Wasdale Head, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wasdale Head 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 Wasdale Head, 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.
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| Place | Wasdale Head |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.464998 |
| Longitude | -3.256487 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wasdale Head anchors a deep, amphitheatre-like basin where the sheer, dark flanks of the Cumbrian fells converge to touch the sky. It lies 10.6 miles south-south-west of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 207°T, OS grid NY 186 084), and is situated north of Boot village. This remote cluster of stone buildings rests within the Lake District National Park, cradled by mountains that seem to hold the weather in a perpetual, shifting conversation. To the north, the precipitous slopes of Kirk Fell loom over the landscape, their rocky shadows lengthening as the afternoon light retreats from the valley floor. Waters from the high crags tumble down through the terrain, with Lingmell Beck carving a persistent, silver path through the rugged grasses toward the basin. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the grey hues of the local slate and the deep, mossy greens of the pastures. Hikers often traverse the rugged ground toward Stirrup Crag, finding that the immense scale of the surrounding geology renders human passage small and fleeting. Life in Wasdale Head moves in harmony with these high, silent summits, far removed from the clamour of the modern world.
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Explore Wasdale Head, 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: 54.464998, -3.256487. 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. |