Gunnerside North Yorkshire Map

About Gunnerside

Gunnerside, a quiet hamlet in Swaledale, wears its history like the weathered stone of its cottages. It lies 18.0 km west-north-west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 296°T, OS grid SD 950 982), and is situated west-north-west of Low Row village. The air here, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant sheep, seems to hold the echoes of lead mining that once shaped its fortunes, leaving behind the scars of old workings on the surrounding hillsides. The River Swale, a constant presence, murmurs its way through the valley, its waters reflecting the ever-shifting moods of the Yorkshire sky, a canvas of soft greys and sudden, brilliant shafts of light. A village green, worn smooth by generations of feet and the passage of seasons, offers a simple stage for the quiet unfolding of daily life. Gunnerside remains a place where the land dictates the pace, where the enduring spirit of the dale is etched not in grand monuments, but in the resilient character of its stone and the gentle sway of its grasses.

About This Gunnerside Map Page

Explore Gunnerside, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.379407, -2.078299. 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.