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Ashenhurst West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceAshenhurst
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.633313
Longitude-1.776405
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Ashenhurst

Ashenhurst reveals its character through a quiet convergence of steep topography and the enduring industrial legacy of the Kirklees district. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 163°T, OS grid SE 148 152). High above the rooftops, the ancient silhouette of the Victoria Tower rises on the horizon, casting a long, protective shadow over the valley floor. The light here often catches the grey sandstone of local architecture, transforming the cold masonry into something softer and more reflective as the afternoon wanes. To the south, the slopes of Lower Castle Hill anchor the landscape, providing a rugged contrast to the more orderly residential streets below. Ashenhurst maintains a steady, rhythmic connection to the nearby waterways, where the calm surfaces of the basins mirror the shifting clouds of the West Yorkshire sky. These elevations offer residents a vantage point where the sprawling reach of the town feels both distant and intimately connected to the surrounding hills. Whether navigating the incline or observing the shifting seasons from a garden wall, one senses the weight of the Pennine earth beneath the modern suburban quiet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Longley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 117° ESE
  • Huddersfield Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 007° N
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 358° N
  • Lower Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 157° SSE
  • Aspley Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 011° N
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 259° W
  • Castle Hill: Slight Univallate Hillfort, Small Multivallate Hillfort, Motte And Bailey Castle And Deserted Village (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 160° SSE · 8 ha
  • Victoria Tower (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 167° SSE
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 350° N
  • River Holme (River) — 0.9 mi, 249° WSW
  • Penny Spring Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 056° NE
  • St Peter's Gardens (Park) — 1.0 mi, 353° N
  • Turn Bridge, Quay Street (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 006° N
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 344° NNW
  • Ravensknowle Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 051° NE
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Dry Clough (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 268° W
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 235° SW · 8 ha
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
  • Netherhall Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 035° NE
  • Fartown War Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 346° NNW
  • Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 195° SSW
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 123° ESE
  • Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 292° WNW
  • Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 253° WSW
  • Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 276° W
  • Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 330° NNW · 1 ha
  • Hawkyard Mink Farm (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 332° NNW
  • Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 226° SW
  • Shepley Marsh (Wetland) — 4.3 mi, 147° SSE

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About This Ashenhurst Map Page

Explore Ashenhurst, 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: 53.633313, -1.776405. 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.