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Heptonstall West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceHeptonstall
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughCalderdale
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.748784
Longitude-2.020540
Place TypeVillage

About Heptonstall

Heptonstall commands the high, windswept ridge above the Calder Valley with a stark, uncompromising gravity. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-west of Hebden Bridge (from Hebden Bridge: bearing 333°T, OS grid SD 987 280). Stone cottages of gritstone press closely against narrow, winding lanes that seem designed to baffle the intrusive winds blowing off the Pennine moors. The crumbling, roofless walls of the Saint Thomas a Becket ruins stand as a silent, skeletal anchor at the edge of the graveyard, where the poet Sylvia Plath rests beneath a simple marker. Beyond the churchyard, the landscape falls away sharply toward the rushing descent of Colden Water, a river that once powered the looms of the textile industry. Visitors often pause near the ancient Tinker Cross, a weathered stone sentinel that has watched the slow passage of seasons and the changing light over the valley for centuries. Heptonstall retains a singular, austere character, defined by its exposure to the elements and the stubborn endurance of its architecture. The narrow streets offer little shelter from the weather, yet they possess a quiet, rhythmic solidity that anchors the spirit in the rugged terrain of West Yorkshire.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Church Of St Thomas Becket, 210M North East Of Daisy Field Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.0 mi, 122° ESE
  • Saint Thomas a Becket ruins (Historic Ruins) — 0.0 mi, 279° W
  • Heptonstall Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 272° W
  • Pinfold Picnic Area (Park) — 0.1 mi, 070° ENE
  • Tinker Cross (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 053° NE
  • Wayside Cross Known As Tinker Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 069° ENE
  • Cross Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 316° NW
  • Colden Water (River) — 0.3 mi, 241° WSW
  • Colden Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 267° W
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 209° SSW
  • Slack Bottom Standing Stone (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 334° NNW
  • Great Fall (River) — 0.6 mi, 032° NNE
  • The Old Bridge Over The Hebden Water At Hebden Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 144° SE
  • Fustian Knife Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 144° SE
  • New Road Memorial Gardens (Park) — 0.7 mi, 149° SSE
  • Hebden Bridge Picture House (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 150° SSE
  • Smeekin Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 024° NNE
  • Old Town Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 069° ENE
  • Higher Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 236° SW
  • Faugh Well Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 101° E
  • Gibson Mill (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Crimsworth Dean Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 010° N · 3 ha
  • Walshaw Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.9 mi, 336° NNW
  • Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 163° SSE · 65 ha
  • Great Rock (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 238° WSW
  • White Mires (Wetland) — 2.1 mi, 311° NW
  • Lumb Hole (Waterfall) — 2.1 mi, 010° N
  • Stoodley Pike Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 200° SSW
  • Hippodrome Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 231° SW
  • Sowerby Castle (Castle) — 4.4 mi, 132° SE

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About This Heptonstall Map Page

Explore Heptonstall, 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: 53.748784, -2.020540. 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.