Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Bolster Moor, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bolster Moor 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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| Place | Bolster Moor |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.636501 |
| Longitude | -1.872257 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bolster Moor commands a high, rugged horizon where the expansive West Yorkshire sky seems to press down upon the gritstone dwellings with an insistent, monochromatic weight. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 344°T, OS grid SE 085 155), and is situated south-south-west of Scapegoat Hill village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, bracing air that sweeps across the uplands, carrying the scent of damp peat and distant coal smoke residue. Below the ridge, the waters of Crimble Clough carve a persistent path through the earth, marking the transition from the high moor to the sheltered valleys. To the west, the slopes of Meal Hill rise with a quiet, stubborn permanence, anchoring the geography against the relentless passage of weather. Bolster Moor retains the austere character of its industrial past, where the stone-built cottages stand as functional monuments to a time when textile weaving dictated the rhythm of daily life. The light at dusk often catches the jagged edges of these buildings, turning the grey masonry into a pale, translucent silver that fades quickly into the encroaching gloom. Solitude is the prevailing currency here, reinforced by the vast, open stretches of moorland that demand a certain resilience from all who inhabit these heights.
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Explore Bolster Moor, 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: 53.636501, -1.872257. 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. |