Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Akroydon, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Akroydon 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 | Akroydon |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Calderdale |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.732631 |
| Longitude | -1.865691 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Akroydon, a collection of dwellings in the Calderdale district, rises with a certain quiet dignity. It lies 1.1 km north-north-west of Halifax (from Halifax: bearing 342°T, OS grid SE 089 262). The stone of its older houses, weathered by countless Pennine winds, holds the muted colours of the moors, a subtle grey-brown that seems to absorb the very light. One might observe how the streetlamps cast a warm, almost hesitant glow on the pavements after dusk, hinting at the lives contained within. Akroydon's residential character, a gentle unfolding of streets rather than a grand pronouncement, suggests a community built for contemplation rather than commerce, where the distant hum of Halifax is a mere whisper.
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Explore Akroydon, 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: 53.732631, -1.865691. 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. |