Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Gildersome, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gildersome 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.
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| Place | Gildersome |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.759025 |
| Longitude | -1.632145 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gildersome retains a quiet dignity as it surveys the undulating topography of West Yorkshire from its elevated position. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Morley (from Morley: bearing 299°T, OS grid SE 243 292), and is situated east of Drighlington village. The landscape here gathers momentum toward Hart Hill, where the eastern horizon catches the pale, slanted light of an approaching dusk. Below these slopes, the terrain softens into the open spaces of The Green, a central point that acts as a steady anchor for the local rhythm of life. Once a place defined by the heavy toil of coal mining and the clatter of textile looms, Gildersome has since transitioned into a calm residential character. The air often carries a crisp, northern chill that seems to sharpen the outlines of the stone walls and slate roofs. A short walk toward the north-east leads to Springbank, where the grass holds the memory of winter long after the first spring shoots have appeared. These modest elevations and communal grounds offer a vantage point over a region that has traded its industrial fires for a persistent, quiet endurance.
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Explore Gildersome, 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: 53.759025, -1.632145. 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 | September 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. |