Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Howbrook, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Howbrook 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.
| Place | Howbrook |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.479044 |
| Longitude | -1.510275 |
| Place Type | Village |
Howbrook breathes a quiet persistence, a testament to the earth that cradles it. It lies 5.6 km east of Stocksbridge (from Stocksbridge: bearing 94°T, OS grid SK 325 981), and is situated south-west of Upper Tankersley village. The land here, a rich tapestry of greens and browns, slopes gently, catching the morning sun in a way that seems to coax the dew from the grass. Though its origins are humble, Howbrook has long been a place where the land yielded its bounty, the air carrying the faint, lingering scent of peat and damp soil, a reminder of the agricultural roots that still anchor it. The houses, a mix of sturdy stone and brick, seem to huddle together against the sweep of the open sky, their windows reflecting the ever-changing moods of the Yorkshire light. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet unfolding of seasons that marks the passage of time in this corner of South Yorkshire.
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Explore Howbrook, 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: 53.479044, -1.510275. 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 | June 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. |