| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | River Petteril at Southwaite - geograph.org.uk - 188551.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | River Petteril at Southwaite |
| Coordinates: | 54.798°N -2.857°W |
| Official Name: | Southwaite |
| Civil Parish: | Hesket |
| Shire District: | Eden District |
| Shire County: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Penrith and The Border |
| Post Town: | CARLISLE |
| Postcode District: | CA4 |
| Postcode Area: | CA |
| Dial Code: | 016974 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY449451 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Eden |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Eden, Cumbria |
Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.
It is located on a minor road about NaNmiles away from the A6 road and about 1miles away from the M6 motorway which can be accessed from Southwaite services, which has been named after the village. It has the west coast main line going through the middle of it and the River Petteril nearby. It once had a railway station called Southwaite railway station but it was closed in 1952. Historically it was within Inglewood Forest.[1]
Nearby settlements include the villages of Ivegill, Low Hesket, High Hesket and the hamlet of Mellguards.