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Bramley Head North Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Bramley Head, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bramley Head 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 Bramley Head, North Yorkshire

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PlaceBramley Head
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.020790
Longitude-1.811804
Place TypeHamlet

About Bramley Head

Bramley Head emerges from the rugged topography of North Yorkshire as a quiet collection of stone dwellings defined by the sparse, open character of the high moorland. It lies 5.0 miles south-south-west of Pateley Bridge (from Pateley Bridge: bearing 205°T, OS grid SE 124 583), and is situated west of Thornthwaite village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, washing over the gritstone outcrops that mark the horizon with the pale, thin brilliance of a northern afternoon. To the west, the ancient, weathered surfaces of the Two Carved Rocks at the West Corner of Raven Stones Plantation stand as stoic witnesses to the centuries of wind that have scoured this elevated terrain. Below the slopes, the waters of Capelshaw Beck cut a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, their rhythmic bubbling providing a constant counterpoint to the silence of the surrounding hills. Bramley Head remains tethered to this austere geography, where the soil is thin and the grasses bow perpetually before the prevailing westerly gales. The architecture reflects this necessity, built from the very rock that defines the moor, grounding the dwellings firmly against the expansive, restless sky. Each structure serves as a modest anchor in a wide, unyielding expanse, holding its own against the slow, geological patience of the high country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Two Carved Rocks At The West Corner Of Raven Stones Plantation On Rocking Moor, 400M West Of Brae (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 236° SW
  • Capelshaw Beck (River) — 0.4 mi, 090° E
  • Two Cup Marked Rocks Forming Part Of A Group Of Prominent Rocks Known As Raven Stones On Rocking Moor, 500M Wsw Of Brae (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 236° SW
  • Peat Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 107° ESE
  • Round Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 119° ESE
  • Harden Gill Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 325° NW
  • Rocking Stone (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 251° WSW
  • Hoodstorth (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 036° NE
  • High Hoodstorth (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 025° NNE
  • Willow Bog (Wetland) — 1.5 mi, 183° S
  • Thruscross Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 096° E
  • Foulcauseway Slack (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 168° SSE
  • Washburn valley panorama (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 144° SE
  • Hanging Bottom (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 114° ESE
  • The Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 017° NNE
  • Blow Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 324° NW
  • A Group Of Seven Carved Rocks And Four Small Cairns, South Of Eller Edge Nook And 730M Ene Of High Lathe, Skyreholme (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 314° NW
  • West Nidderdale, Barden And Blubberhouses Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 301° WNW · 134k acres
  • Laund Pasture Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 255° WSW
  • Greenhow Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 349° N · 3 ha
  • Coldstones Cut (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 003° N
  • Strid Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 247° WSW
  • Parcevall Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 298° WNW · 9 ha
  • The Strid (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 252° WSW
  • Bolton Priory (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 229° SW
  • Parceval Hall (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 298° WNW
  • Cavendish Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 232° SW
  • Gill Beck Waterfall (Waterfall) — 4.6 mi, 267° W
  • Barden Tower (Castle) — 4.6 mi, 261° W
  • Stocks Green (Park) — 4.8 mi, 080° E

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About This Bramley Head Map Page

Explore Bramley Head, North 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: 54.020790, -1.811804. 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 builtAugust 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.