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Highfields West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Highfields, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Highfields, 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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PlaceHighfields
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.597697
Longitude-1.854696
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Highfields

Highfields commands a rugged prominence where the firm, millstone grit of the Pennines begins its slow, uneven descent toward the valley floor. It lies 0.4 miles north-north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 337°T, OS grid SE 097 112). The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey stone of the dwellings before slipping away toward the distant, dark silhouette of Meltham Cop. Below the residential ridges, the waters of Meltham Dike move with a purposeful, cold haste, carving a narrow path through the earth that has long defined the local topography. The industrial ghosts of West Yorkshire linger in the solid, unadorned architecture, where the legacy of textile production remains etched into the very masonry of the older buildings. Residents often walk the paths leading toward the expansive Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, where the sky seems to widen and reflect the shifting moods of the moorland above. Highfields maintains a quiet, self-contained character, defined as much by the reach of the surrounding hills as by the industrious spirit of its past. Every gust of wind crossing the slopes carries the scent of damp heather and the faint, lingering memory of coal smoke.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Meltham Dike (River) — 0.4 mi, 133° SE
  • Woodhead Fold Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 139° SE
  • Meltham Cop (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 0.5 mi, 107° ESE
  • Meltham Hall Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 115° ESE
  • Blackmoorfoot Conduit (River) — 0.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • Royd Edge Clough (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 179° S
  • Blackmoorfoot Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 010° N
  • Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement On Oldfield Hill, 340M West Of Wentworth Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Meltham Mills Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 114° ESE
  • Cairnfield In Slate Pits Wood, 170M North West Of Oak Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 099° E
  • Deer Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 275° W
  • Crosland Lower Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 067° ENE
  • Deer Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 259° W
  • Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 019° NNE
  • Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 039° NE
  • Hey Sike Head Marsh (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 233° SW
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 051° NE · 8 ha
  • Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 082° E
  • Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 358° N
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 075° ENE
  • Marsden Moor Estate Exhibition (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 277° W
  • Compo's house (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 126° SE
  • Maythorne Cross (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 122° ESE
  • Picturedrome (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 124° SE
  • Sid's Cafe (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 124° SE
  • Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 017° NNE
  • Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 278° W
  • Victoria Tower (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 063° ENE

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About This Highfields Map Page

Explore Highfields, 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: 53.597697, -1.854696. 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.