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Houses Hill West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Houses Hill, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Houses Hill, 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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PlaceHouses Hill
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.648420
Longitude-1.701123
Place TypeHamlet

About Houses Hill

Houses Hill commands a quiet prominence over the West Yorkshire landscape, where the earth rises in firm, green folds to meet the shifting northern light. It lies 1.8 miles south of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 187°T, OS grid SE 198 169), and is situated north of Lepton village. The terrain here possesses a sturdy, unadorned character, defined by the steady descent of the land toward the shallow, persistent waters of Rods Beck. To the north, the rise of Dransfield Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and ancient stone. Houses Hill retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of larger industrial centres, yet it remains firmly tethered to the agricultural traditions of the Kirklees district. The architecture reflects a practical heritage, with dwellings built from local gritstone that seems to absorb the pale, silvery glow of the afternoon sun. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the hamlet, the landscape opens into wide, rolling pastures that speak of long seasons spent under the vast, unpredictable sky. The quietude of the surroundings is broken only by the movement of the seasons, as the cycle of growth and harvest continues across the fields that surround Houses Hill.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rods Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 172° S
  • Dransfield Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 025° NNE
  • Pheasantry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 137° SE
  • Covey Clough (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 009° N
  • Ox Field Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 279° W
  • Whitley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 067° ENE
  • Fernside Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 244° WSW
  • Ings Grove Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 008° N
  • Mirfield Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 023° NNE
  • Netherhall Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 283° WNW
  • Market Cross At Highburton (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 191° S
  • Highburton Cross (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 193° SSW
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 264° W
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 021° NNE
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 021° NNE
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 207° SSW
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 035° NE
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 334° NNW
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 264° W
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 266° W
  • Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 040° NE · 8 ha
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.3 mi, 021° NNE
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 270° W
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 095° E
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 231° SW
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 041° NE
  • Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 151° SSE
  • Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 103° ESE · 18 ha
  • Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.7 mi, 098° E

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About This Houses Hill Map Page

Explore Houses Hill, 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: 53.648420, -1.701123. 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.