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Netherton West Yorkshire Map

(Suburban Area near Farnley Tyas)

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

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

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PlaceNetherton
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.611403
Longitude-1.741847
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Netherton

Netherton commands a steady, elevated presence above the industrial pulse of the Colne Valley, its stone-built houses peering out over a landscape that shifts from urban grit to the softer hues of the Pennine fringe. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 144°T, OS grid SE 171 127), and is situated east of Farnley Tyas village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, where the slopes of Burnt Hill catch the low-angled winter sun and cast long, cooling shadows across the rooftops. Below these heights, the waters of Range Dike carve a narrow, insistent path through the earth, marking the boundary between the quiet domesticity of Netherton and the wilder, unkempt thickets of the surrounding moorland edge. The air often carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a vestige of the region's long engagement with textile looms and iron-working that once defined the rhythm of these valleys. Residents move through streets that feel pressed against the sky, finding solace in the proximity of Carr Wood, where the ancient, tangled canopy filters the light into shades of bruised copper and deep moss. Netherton retains a sturdy, pragmatic character, its architecture of gritstone and slate holding fast against the prevailing winds that sweep in from the high, open country. Through the quiet lanes, one senses the weight of a landscape that does not yield easily, offering a rugged, honest beauty to those who walk its steep and winding paths.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Burnt Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 182° S
  • Range Dike (River) — 0.5 mi, 074° ENE
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.6 mi, 062° ENE
  • Lumb Dike (River) — 0.8 mi, 335° NNW
  • Sawgates Clough (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 255° WSW
  • Lud Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 250° WSW
  • Market Cross At Highburton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 070° ENE
  • Highburton Cross (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 068° ENE
  • Castle Hill: Slight Univallate Hillfort, Small Multivallate Hillfort, Motte And Bailey Castle And Deserted Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 304° NW · 8 ha
  • Victoria Tower (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 301° WNW
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 265° W
  • Fernside Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 006° N
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 265° W
  • Cairnfield In Hagg Wood, Honley, 375M South East Of Upper Hagg (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 222° SW · 4 ha
  • Old People's Park (Park) — 2.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Shepley Marsh (Wetland) — 2.3 mi, 155° SSE
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 346° NNW
  • Huddersfield Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 330° NNW
  • Aspley Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 331° NNW
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 327° NNW
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 284° WNW · 8 ha
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 326° NW
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 326° NW
  • Sid's Cafe (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 212° SSW
  • Compo's house (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 214° SSW
  • Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 280° W
  • Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 109° ESE
  • Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 255° WSW
  • Longley Farm (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 202° SSW

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About This Netherton Map Page

Explore Netherton, 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: 53.611403, -1.741847. 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.