Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Thwaite, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thwaite 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.
| Place | Thwaite |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.377323 |
| Longitude | -2.166245 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thwaite's quiet presence is a testament to its enduring connection with the Swaledale landscape. It lies 16.0 km south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 132°T, OS grid SD 892 979), and is situated west of Muker village. The hamlet unfolds gently, its stone cottages seeming to grow from the very soil, their slate roofs catching the diffused light that often bathes these upper reaches of Swaledale. The River Swale, a ribbon of silver, murmurs nearby, its constant flow a reminder of the ancient forces that shaped this place. Here, the air itself seems to hold a certain clarity, a crispness that speaks of open moorland and the wide, often dramatic, Yorkshire sky. The scattered farmsteads and the clustered dwellings of Thwaite stand as quiet witnesses to generations who have worked this land, their lives interwoven with the seasons and the enduring spirit of the Dales.
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Explore Thwaite, 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: 54.377323, -2.166245. 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 | June 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. |