Cottingley Bar West Yorkshire Map

About Cottingley Bar

Cottingley Bar rests upon the gentle incline where the Aire Valley begins to unfurl towards the moorland heights. It lies 1.7 km south-east of Bingley (from Bingley: bearing 145°T, OS grid SE 118 375), and is situated east-north-east of Lee Lane village. A quiet sense of permanence pervades Cottingley Bar, perhaps owing to the solid stone of its older dwellings, which seem to absorb the soft, diffused light of West Yorkshire. The air here, particularly on a crisp morning, carries a faint, earthy tang, hinting at the agricultural lands that still press close to its edges. Though its origins are humble, the very name Cottingley Bar suggests a crossing, a point of passage, a place where paths converged and perhaps lingered. One might imagine the slow procession of carts and travellers, their journeys marked by the simple act of passing this point, a quiet marker on the land.

About This Cottingley Bar Map Page

Explore Cottingley Bar, 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: 53.833733, -1.821167. 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.