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Highgate South Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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

How to Use This Highgate, South Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Highgate, South 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of South Yorkshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Highgate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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PlaceHighgate
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughBarnsley
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.532539
Longitude-1.320046
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Highgate

Highgate presents a modest profile upon the South Yorkshire landscape, defined by its steady transition between the industrial legacies of the Barnsley district and the softening edges of the countryside. It lies 0.6 miles west of Goldthorpe (from Goldthorpe: bearing 261°T, OS grid SE 451 042). The light here often catches the metallic sheen of the sky, reflecting a heritage shaped by the coal seams that once dictated the pulse of the earth below. To the northeast, the waters of Thurnscoe Dike trace a quiet, winding path that drains the surrounding fields, offering a sanctuary for local birds amidst the hedgerows. Highgate maintains a functional clarity, its streets reflecting the utilitarian ambition of its Victorian expansion and subsequent twentieth-century growth. Further afield, the wetland expanse of Bolton Ings provides a seasonal counterpoint to the built environment, where reeds lean heavily under the weight of autumn rains. Residents walk past brick-fronted rows that hold the quiet dignity of a working history, unadorned and enduring. The atmosphere remains grounded, tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the seasons that pass over the open fields encircling Highgate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thurnsoe Dike (River) — 0.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Thurnscoe Dike (River) — 0.7 mi, 329° NNW
  • Bolton Brickyard Ponds (Park) — 0.8 mi, 136° SE
  • Thurnscoe Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 017° NNE
  • WW2 Anti Aircraft Battery (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 148° SSE
  • Lowfield Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 155° SSE
  • Bolton Ings (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 224° SW
  • Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gunsite 330M South East Of Lowfield Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Quarry Hills (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 272° W
  • Knabs Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 358° N
  • Loscoe Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 079° E
  • Parish Map (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Hickleton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 081° E · 76 ha
  • Cross In The Churchyard Of All Saints' Church, Darfield (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 272° W
  • Houghton Main Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 298° WNW
  • Maurice Dobson Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 272° W
  • Medieval Standing Cross And Early 20Th Century Memorial Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 072° ENE
  • Broomhill Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 251° WSW
  • Bilham Sand Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 057° ENE
  • Dearne Valley Wetlands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 298° WNW · 650 ha
  • Howell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 345° NNW
  • Pegdale (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 072° ENE
  • Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 063° ENE
  • Brodsworth Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.9 mi, 067° ENE · 102 ha
  • Wombwell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 258° WSW
  • South Kirkby Marsh (Wetland) — 4.7 mi, 005° N
  • Stairfoot Station (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 279° W
  • The Forge (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 237° WSW
  • Elsecar Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 237° WSW
  • Conisbrough Castle (Castle) — 5.1 mi, 131° SE

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About This Highgate Map Page

Explore Highgate, South 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: 53.532539, -1.320046. 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.