Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Hartshead, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hartshead 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.
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| Place | Hartshead |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.699487 |
| Longitude | -1.721830 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hartshead commands a high, watchful position upon the ridges of West Yorkshire, where the horizon broadens into a vast, rolling expanse of moor and pasture. It lies 1.2 miles south-west of Liversedge (from Liversedge: bearing 231°T, OS grid SE 184 225). Stone walls and narrow lanes define Hartshead, carving paths through a landscape that breathes with the quiet endurance of ancient foundations. To the west, the ghosts of the medieval nunnery at Kirklees Priory remain held in the damp earth, their silence offering a counterpoint to the brisk winds that sweep across the nearby crest of Smithy Hill. Below these elevations, the waters of Nun Brook trace a cool, silver vein through the valley, nourishing the lower reaches of the terrain. The local architecture speaks in the muted tones of gritstone, reflecting the grey, shifting light of the north that turns the fields into shimmering mosaics of slate and emerald. Such a geography demands a certain stoicism, as the elevation exposes every change in the weather to those who walk its lanes. This high terrain persists as a sentinel over the surrounding districts, holding its own distinct, elevated character against the encroachment of the sprawling industrial valleys below.
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Explore Hartshead, 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: 53.699487, -1.721830. 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. |