Blakestones West Yorkshire Map

About Blakestones

Blakestones offers a quiet presence in the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 4.2 km north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 322°T, OS grid SE 073 138), and is situated west-south-west of Slaithwaite village. The hamlet’s houses, often built of local stone, seem to hold the muted light of the Pennine skies, their walls bearing the subtle patina of generations. The surrounding fields, etched with the patient lines of dry-stone walls, roll with a quiet resilience, their green hues deepening after a soft rain. Here, the air carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a gentle reminder of the agricultural rhythms that have long shaped this corner of England. Blakestones absorbs the vastness of the open sky, its modest collection of dwellings appearing as if drawn from the very contours of the land.

About This Blakestones Map Page

Explore Blakestones, 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: 53.621454, -1.889658. 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.