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Ainley Top West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Ainley Top, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ainley Top, 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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PlaceAinley Top
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.670309
Longitude-1.819028
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Ainley Top

Ainley Top commands a high-reaching prominence where the heavy, grey skies of West Yorkshire seem to press closer to the earth. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Elland (from Elland: bearing 144°T, OS grid SE 120 193), and is situated south-south-west of Elland Upper Edge village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, rugged persistence, offering a vantage point that surveys the transition between industrial grit and the lingering wildness of the Pennine fringe. To the north-east, the slopes of Fixby Ridge catch the fleeting, slanted light of afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch toward the motorways intersecting below. Below the transit routes, the Elland Bypass Cutting SSSI reveals a stratified geology, exposing layers of rock that hold the silent, ancient record of the earth’s cooling skin. Winds frequently whip across the exposed tarmac, carrying the sharp, clean scent of rain-dampened grit and the distant hum of trade. Ainley Top remains a place of constant movement, where the steady pulse of modern transit brushes against the quiet, enduring permanence of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fixby Ridge (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 045° NE
  • Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 355° N · 1 ha
  • Kew Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 276° W
  • Grimscar Roman Tilery (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 109° ESE
  • Hawkyard Mink Farm (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 359° N
  • Kew Hill Bottom (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 273° W
  • Grimescar Dike (River) — 0.9 mi, 117° ESE
  • Haigh Cross (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 249° WSW
  • Canker Dyke (River) — 1.2 mi, 337° NNW
  • The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 323° NW
  • The Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 311° NW
  • Elland Bridge Riverside Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 331° NNW
  • Fartown War Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 115° ESE
  • Compensation Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Anglian High Cross Fragment In The Churchyard Of St Matthew'S Church, Rastrick (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 040° NE
  • Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 038° NE
  • Longwood Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Shaw Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 276° W
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 137° SE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 176° S
  • North Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 315° NW
  • Turn Bridge, Quay Street (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 137° SE
  • Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 215° SW
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 124° SE
  • Stoney Royd Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.2 mi, 338° NNW · 8 ha
  • The Jungle Experience (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 323° NW

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About This Ainley Top Map Page

Explore Ainley Top, 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: 53.670309, -1.819028. 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.

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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.