Whelpo Cumbria Map

About Whelpo

Whelpo, a quiet hamlet in Cumbria, rests within a landscape where the ancient bones of the earth seem to rise gently towards the sky. It lies 10.2 km south-south-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 148°T, OS grid NY 308 396), and is situated west of Caldbeck village. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a perfume of the pastoral. Whelpo itself is a scatter of stone, its buildings like sturdy pebbles dropped by a thoughtful hand, their roofs weathered to the muted greys and mossy greens of the surrounding fells. The light, when it breaks through the Cumbrian clouds, can cast long, golden shadows that stretch across the fields, imbuing the scene with a transient, almost ethereal beauty. The nearby River Caldew, a silver thread in the verdant tapestry, murmurs its timeless song, a constant companion to the quietude of Whelpo.

About This Whelpo Map Page

Explore Whelpo, 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: 54.746863, -3.076100. 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.