How

How is a hamlet in the English county of . How is located eight miles due east of the city of , to the south of . There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name.
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: Village
  • Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: How, Cumbria

Places of Interest

Highlights include River Eden and Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton.

River
The is a river that flows through , England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of , and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the and before reaching the sea at the . is situated 2½ miles southwest of How.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenton and Faugh.

Hamlet
is a small village in the district, in the English county of . It is near the small town of .

Hamlet
is a small village situated to the East of the city of and within 15 minutes of the Scottish Border. The village has always been English however the land of Cumberland was once Scottish with The String of Horses Inn pre-dating the Jacobites rising.

Village
is a village close to the market town of Brampton within the district. It is in the English county of .

How

Latitude
54.90038° or 54° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.77179° or 2° 46′ 18″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HWD
Open location code
9C6VW62H+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 20967225
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646501
Wiki­data ID
Q5917347
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover How from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “How”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as How Mill and Watch Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brampton Quarry and Hayton CofE Primary School.

Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, and Penrith.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “How”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.