Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Gledhow, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gledhow 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gledhow, 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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| Place | Gledhow |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.828750 |
| Longitude | -1.518970 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gledhow retains a distinct, leafy character that separates its residential streets from the sharper pace of the surrounding urban sprawl. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-east of Leeds (from Leeds: bearing 33°T, OS grid SE 317 370), and is situated south-west of Shadwell village. The landscape here is defined by a gentle, sloping topography that invites the morning light to linger across mature gardens and stone-built homes. Residents often walk the perimeter of Gledhow Park, where the trees hold a quiet, watchful stillness against the encroaching city. Nearby, the water of The Lake reflects the shifting grey of the Yorkshire sky, acting as a small, silver anchor for the local wildlife. Gledhow remains connected to its hydrological roots through the presence of Gledhow Beck, which carves a modest, rhythmic path through the lower reaches of the terrain. The transition from the dense woodland of the surrounds to the orderly rows of houses creates a palpable sense of shift in the air, shifting from damp, earthy depths to the scent of domestic hearths. This quiet corner of West Yorkshire manages to preserve a sense of solitude, even as the wider world hums persistently just beyond the ridge.
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Explore Gledhow, 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: 53.828750, -1.518970. 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 | August 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. |