Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Bradford · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Braithwaite, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Braithwaite 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 Braithwaite, 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 | Braithwaite |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.870261 |
| Longitude | -1.941382 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Braithwaite commands a rugged prominence above the industrial heart of the Worth Valley, where the grit of the Pennine stone meets the expansive, shifting skies of West Yorkshire. It lies 1.3 miles west of Keighley (from Keighley: bearing 278°T, OS grid SE 039 415), and is situated east-north-east of Laycock village. The land here rises with a stubborn, steep-shouldered grace, pushing Braithwaite upward toward the winds that scour the heights of Coppy Hill. To the north, the water of Redcar Tarn gathers the grey light of a cloudy afternoon, acting as a mirror for the bleak, beautiful isolation of the moorland edge. This high suburban fringe maintains a distinct character, defined by stone-built houses that seem to have grown directly from the hillside rather than been placed upon it. Below these elevated streets, the landscape folds into the sheltered pocket of Hill Clough, where the rush of water provides a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the silence of the residential rows. The architecture reflects a history of industrious labour, grounding the spirit of Braithwaite in the hard, practical reality of its northern heritage. Residents here look out across a horizon that is rarely still, witnessing the interplay of sun and shadow as it sweeps across the uneven slopes of the district.
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Explore Braithwaite, 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: 53.870261, -1.941382. 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. |