(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Bradford · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Birks, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birks 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Birks, 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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| Place | Birks |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.793617 |
| Longitude | -1.791782 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Birks occupies a modest rise within the West Yorkshire landscape, where the gritstone architecture reflects the enduring industrial character of the Bradford district. It lies 1.5 miles west of Bradford (from Bradford: bearing 277°T, OS grid SE 138 330). The cold, clear waters of Middle Brook trace a path just to the west, carving a quiet, persistent furrow through the underlying geology that has long defined the local topography. To the south, the expansive grounds of Scholemoor Cemetery offer a solemn, green expanse where the light often catches the weathered grey of Victorian headstones in the late afternoon. This terrain rises steadily toward the higher moors, grounding Birks in the sturdy, unpretentious spirit of the North. The proximity to these natural watercourses provides a subtle, rhythmic dampness to the air, softening the sharp edges of the surrounding stone terraces. Residents of Birks often look toward the distant, rolling horizons that mark the transition from urban density to the open, windswept character of the Pennine fringe. Such surroundings impart a sense of permanence to the streetscapes, where the legacy of textile-era expansion remains etched into the very masonry of the dwellings.
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Explore Birks, 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: 53.793617, -1.791782. 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 | August 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. |