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Brearley West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Brearley, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brearley 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.

Interactive Map of Brearley, West Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brearley, 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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PlaceBrearley
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughCalderdale
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.729491
Longitude-1.961358
Place TypeVillage

About Brearley

Brearley commands a rugged stretch of the Calder Valley where the steep, gritstone slopes meet the heavy industry of the past. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Sowerby Bridge (from Sowerby Bridge: bearing 330°T, OS grid SE 026 259), and is situated south-west of Midgley village. The Rochdale Canal carves a deliberate, mirror-still line through the lower reaches, reflecting the brooding shadow of the valley sides. Above these industrial arteries, the landscape rises toward the ancient, silent presence of the Ring Cairn on Midgley Moor, where stone circles watch the changing seasons. The light here often feels thin and cool, catching the slate roofs of Brearley with a pale, silver clarity that emphasizes the austerity of the terrain. Narrow paths climb away from the valley floor, leading toward the windswept heights where the air grows sharp and untamed. These high moorlands possess a lonely, hollowed beauty, contrasting with the dense, dark thickets of White Lee Clough that slice into the hillside nearby. Brearley remains anchored to this transition between the damp, low-lying watercourses and the stark, open sky of the high Yorkshire moors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rochdale Canal (River) — 0.5 mi, 269° W
  • White Lee Clough (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 302° WNW
  • Ring Cairn On Midgley Moor, 360M North East Of Upper Han Royd (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 005° N
  • Cairn With An Oval Bank On Midgley Moor, 430M North East Of Upper Han Royd (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 006° N
  • Cairn On Midgley Moor, 400M North East Of Upper Han Royd (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 358° N
  • Fender, Pool and Splice (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 128° SE
  • Aaron Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 198° SSW
  • Cock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 279° W
  • Cragg Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 240° WSW
  • Faugh Well Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 316° NW
  • South Pennine Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 351° N · 209k acres
  • Sowerby Castle (Castle) — 1.8 mi, 152° SSE
  • Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 253° WSW · 65 ha
  • Warley Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 109° ESE
  • Roils Head Playing Fields (Park) — 2.1 mi, 091° E
  • Ramsden Wood Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 070° ENE
  • New Road Memorial Gardens (Park) — 2.2 mi, 290° WNW
  • Old Town Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Hebden Bridge Picture House (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 290° WNW
  • Jack of the Locks (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 120° ESE
  • Tinker Cross (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 302° WNW
  • Lumb Fall (Waterfall) — 2.8 mi, 173° S
  • Saint Thomas a Becket ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 299° WNW
  • Heptonstall Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 299° WNW
  • Slack Bottom Standing Stone (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 304° NW
  • Ladstone Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 148° SSE
  • Lister Lane Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 097° E · 1 ha
  • Peoples Park, Halifax (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 100° E · 5 ha
  • Halifax Playhouse (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 099° E

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About This Brearley Map Page

Explore Brearley, 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: 53.729491, -1.961358. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.