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Charlestown West Yorkshire Map

(Suburban Area)

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Charlestown, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Charlestown 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.

Interactive Map of Charlestown, West Yorkshire

How to Use This Charlestown, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Charlestown, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceCharlestown
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughCalderdale
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.736609
Longitude-2.040424
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Charlestown

Charlestown emerges from the rugged, steep-sided folds of the Calderdale landscape as a testament to the stubborn persistence of West Yorkshire industry. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Hebden Bridge (from Hebden Bridge: bearing 254°T, OS grid SD 974 266). Weathered stone dwellings cling to the incline, their grey gritstone facades absorbing the pale, slanted light that defines the high-altitude Yorkshire sun. Below the houses, the quiet waters of Dale Clough wind through the valley floor, carving a path through the earth that has remained largely indifferent to the passing of centuries. To the north, the presence of Castle Hill commands the skyline, a silent monitor of the winds that scour the moorland above. Charlestown maintains its identity through a geography of sharp contrasts, where the industrious legacy of the textile era remains visible in the sturdy, functional architecture of its older buildings. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that only exists where the elevation demands a slower, more deliberate pace of life. Even as the moorland grasses sway in the gusts, the enduring strength of the local masonry binds Charlestown to the dramatic, elemental geology of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dale Clough (Valley) — 0.1 mi, 273° W
  • Higher Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 024° NNE
  • Lane End Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 294° WNW
  • Pry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 331° NNW
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Colden Water (River) — 0.9 mi, 038° NE
  • Staups Moor Goit (River) — 0.9 mi, 265° W
  • Great Rock (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 255° WSW
  • Saint Thomas a Becket ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
  • Heptonstall Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 043° NE
  • New Road Memorial Gardens (Park) — 1.2 mi, 078° ENE
  • The Old Bridge Over The Hebden Water At Hebden Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 073° ENE
  • Old Church Of St Thomas Becket, 210M North East Of Daisy Field Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 045° NE
  • Fustian Knife Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 072° ENE
  • Hebden Bridge Picture House (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 077° ENE
  • Pinfold Picnic Area (Park) — 1.3 mi, 046° NE
  • Wayside Cross Known As Tinker Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 047° NE
  • Tinker Cross (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 045° NE
  • Slack Bottom Standing Stone (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • Stoodley Pike Monument (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 183° S
  • Copley Holme (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 278° W
  • Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 127° SE · 65 ha
  • Gibson Mill (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 358° N
  • Withens Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 155° SSE · 3 ha
  • White Mires (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 340° NNW
  • Walshaw Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 001° N
  • Hippodrome Theatre (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 234° SW
  • Lumb Hole (Waterfall) — 3.1 mi, 022° NNE
  • Dobroyd Castle (Castle) — 3.3 mi, 237° WSW

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About This Charlestown Map Page

Explore Charlestown, West 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: 53.736609, -2.040424. 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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.