Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Bradford · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Queensbury, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Queensbury 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Queensbury, 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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| Place | Queensbury |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.768192 |
| Longitude | -1.847221 |
| Place Type | Village |
Queensbury commands a high, exposed ridge that overlooks the sprawling industrial valleys of West Yorkshire with a cold, clear-eyed intensity. It lies 3.2 miles north of Halifax (from Halifax: bearing 10°T, OS grid SE 101 302), and is situated south-south-east of West Scholes village. The wind here carries a persistent, scouring quality that seems to strip the stone of its warmth, leaving the grey gritstone buildings to turn a darker shade under the frequent, slate-coloured clouds. To the west, the land falls away toward the quiet curves of Strines Beck, where the water runs over dark rocks in a narrow, rushing ribbon. Residents often walk the paths near Royd Hill, an elevation that offers a harsh but panoramic perspective of the surrounding moorland and the dense, brick-built legacy of the textile trade. The horizon frequently glows with the sharp, flickering light of a setting sun that catches the gables of Queensbury, momentarily softening the stern profile of its steep, uphill streets. This elevation ensures that the air remains thin and bracing, a sharp contrast to the sheltered, humid atmosphere found in the deeper valleys below. Such an uncompromising landscape demands a certain fortitude from those who inhabit it, reflecting a history forged in the unrelenting demands of the nineteenth-century mills.
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Explore Queensbury, 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: 53.768192, -1.847221. 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. |