Barkisland West Yorkshire Map

About Barkisland

Barkisland, a village in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, breathes the quiet air of the Pennines. It lies 3.5 km south-south-east of Sowerby Bridge (from Sowerby Bridge: bearing 158°T, OS grid SE 055 199), and is situated east-south-east of Ripponden Wood village. The landscape around Barkisland is a study in greens and greys, where ancient stone walls trace the contours of the land, often softened by the persistent mist that lends a certain ethereal quality to the rolling hills. Evidence of its industrial past, though now quiet, can still be glimpsed in the sturdy architecture of former mills, their stone facades weathered by decades of Yorkshire rain. The village itself, with its modest collection of houses and the parish church of St. Jude, feels like a place where time moves with a more deliberate, unhurried cadence, attuned to the changing seasons rather than the ticking clock.

About This Barkisland Map Page

Explore Barkisland, 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: 53.676241, -1.917521. 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.