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Cowlersley West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Cowlersley, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cowlersley, 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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PlaceCowlersley
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.635665
Longitude-1.835147
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Cowlersley

Cowlersley reveals itself as a rugged fragment of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the hard grit of industrial heritage meets the persistent climb of the Pennine foothills. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 255°T, OS grid SE 109 154), and is situated east-north-east of Lower Wellhouse village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular tension, reflecting the steep slopes that once powered the heavy looms of the local textile trade. Sunlight catches the grey stone of the older dwellings, turning the soot-stained masonry into a pale, shifting silver that softens the severity of the horizon. Residents often look towards the horizon where the silhouette of Longwood Tower stands as a silent sentinel, watching over the valley with an air of Victorian permanence. To the east, the tranquil waters of the Mill Pond offer a reflective stillness, providing a necessary contrast to the rhythmic hum of traffic that defines the modern passage through the district. Cowlersley maintains a quiet dignity, holding its own against the encroachment of the sprawling metropolitan reach of the surrounding region. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, tasting of the high moorland winds that frequently scrub the slate roofs clean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Coronation Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 092° E
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 079° E
  • Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 015° NNE
  • Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 013° NNE
  • Longwood Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 339° NNW
  • Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 283° WNW
  • Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 194° SSW
  • Dry Clough (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 101° E
  • Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 144° SE
  • Longwood Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Compensation Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 335° NNW
  • Pendle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 319° NW
  • Huddersfield Narrow Canal (River) — 1.5 mi, 078° ENE
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 132° SE · 8 ha
  • Laund Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 352° N
  • Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 311° NW · 8 ha
  • Crosland Lower Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 162° SSE
  • Haigh Cross (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 356° N
  • St Peter's Gardens (Park) — 2.4 mi, 070° ENE
  • Cairnfield In Honley Old Wood, 280M North West Of The Woodlands (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 156° SSE · 3 ha
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 074° ENE
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 077° ENE
  • Fartown War Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 186° S
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 129° SE
  • Shaw Castle (Castle) — 2.9 mi, 332° NNW
  • Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 012° NNE · 1 ha
  • Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 237° WSW
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 079° E
  • The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 358° N

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About This Cowlersley Map Page

Explore Cowlersley, 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: 53.635665, -1.835147. 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.