Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Hightown Heights, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hightown Heights 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.
| Place | Hightown Heights |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.715147 |
| Longitude | -1.734864 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hightown Heights rests on the gentle slopes that spill towards the western edge of the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 1.7 km west-south-west of Cleckheaton (from Cleckheaton: bearing 237°T, OS grid SE 175 243). The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, often carries a subtle, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural land that surrounds Hightown Heights. The houses themselves, a mix of sturdy stone and more modern brick, seem to absorb the muted West Yorkshire light, their windows reflecting the broad, often cloud-strewn sky. The quiet hum of domestic life is the prevailing sound, punctuated by the distant call of birds or the occasional rumble of traffic on the arterial routes that connect Hightown Heights to the wider district. It is a place where the pace feels measured, a quiet unfolding rather than a dramatic pronouncement.
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Explore Hightown Heights, 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: 53.715147, -1.734864. 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 | June 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. |