Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Bradford · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Great Horton, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Horton 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 Great Horton, 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 | Great Horton |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.779564 |
| Longitude | -1.783975 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Great Horton rises from the undulating landscape of West Yorkshire, where the industrial legacy of stone-built terraced housing meets the persistent green of the Pennine fringe. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Bradford (from Bradford: bearing 237°T, OS grid SE 143 314). The gritstone architecture of Great Horton bears the soot-stained memory of a textile past, yet the modern skyline is softened by the presence of nearby Brackenhill Park, which offers a quiet respite from the arterial bustle of the main road. Sunlight frequently catches the grey, weathered facades of older homes, illuminating the sturdy craftsmanship that once defined this robust corner of England. Residents often traverse the paths near the Horton Park Stone Tree Roots, a public installation that serves as a peculiar, silent anchor in an otherwise kinetic urban topography. The air here carries a distinct sharpness, a reminder of the elevation and the open moors that press against the western edge of the district. Time in Great Horton does not move with the languid pace of a rural hamlet, but rather with the steady, industrious pulse of a place that has long balanced its heavy heritage against the demands of the present. Through the shifting light of late afternoon, the rows of chimneys and slate roofs create a jagged, melancholic silhouette against the vast, pale northern sky.
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Explore Great Horton, 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: 53.779564, -1.783975. 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. |