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Fox Royd West Yorkshire Map

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

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Place	Fox Royd
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Kirklees
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.660218
Longitude	-1.643810
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Fox Royd

Fox Royd claims a quiet corner of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the heavy, iron-rich earth of the Kirklees district meets the shifting moods of the northern sky. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Dewsbury (from Dewsbury: bearing 197°T, OS grid SE 236 182), and is situated north-north-east of Briestfield village. Grey stone walls trace the boundaries of small, sloping fields that have long held the memory of the plough, while the light here often takes on a thin, bruised quality as the sun dips behind the western ridges. To the west, the slopes of Haley Hill rise up to catch the prevailing gales, casting long, watchful shadows over the lower pastures as the day wanes. A short distance to the east, the waters of Howroyd Beck move with a persistent, low murmur, carving a path through the valley floor that has remained largely unchanged by the centuries. Fox Royd retains a sense of seclusion, defined by the rugged character of the Pennine foothills rather than the clamour of modern industry. The air feels brisk and clear, carrying the sharp scent of damp moss and coal-dust memories that linger in the stone of older farmsteads. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one senses the patient, enduring resilience of a landscape that asks little of those who pass through it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Howroyd Beck (River) — 0.4 mi, 106° ESE
Haley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 278° W
Briestfield Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 170° S
Whitley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 256° WSW
Thornhill Rectory Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 076° ENE
New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 347° NNW
Thornhill Hall Moat And Sites Of Formal Gardens And Bowling Green, And Remnant Of Pre-Seventeenth Century Open-Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 073° ENE · 2 ha
Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 315° NW
Shaft Head And Associated Headgear Near Caphouse Colliery, Overton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 139° SE
Whitley Wood Bottom (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 270° W
Brown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 201° SSW
National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 137° SE
Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 326° NW
Holroyd Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 317° NW
Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 352° N · 8 ha
Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 312° NW
Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 312° NW
Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 012° NNE
Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.6 mi, 334° NNW
Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 122° ESE
Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 131° SE · 18 ha
Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 043° NE
Ossett Spa (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 079° E
The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 006° N
Highburton Cross (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 224° SW
Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 296° WNW
Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 027° NNE
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 136° SE
Whistlestop Valley (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 163° SSE
Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 359° N

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