Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Brown Hill, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brown Hill 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.
| Place | Brown Hill |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.728131 |
| Longitude | -1.655543 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Brown Hill, a quiet testament to West Yorkshire's enduring landscape, presents a character shaped by its gentle topography. It lies 2.1 km north-west of Batley (from Batley: bearing 317°T, OS grid SE 228 258), and is situated east of Gomersal village. The air here, often carrying the faint scent of damp earth after a shower, seems to hold a certain clarity, a subtle luminescence that catches the edges of the modest dwellings and the occasional mature oak. Though not marked by grand monuments, Brown Hill possesses a grounded beauty, a sense of place fostered by the familiar sweep of fields that begin to rise gently towards the north. The rhythm of daily life in Brown Hill unfolds with a quiet persistence, a subtle echo of the industrial heritage that once defined the wider Kirklees district.
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Explore Brown Hill, 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: 53.728131, -1.655543. 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 | June 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. |