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Idle Moor West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Idle Moor, 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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PlaceIdle Moor
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughBradford
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.835033
Longitude-1.745094
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Idle Moor

Idle Moor rises as a sturdy, elevated expanse of West Yorkshire, where the skyline catches the shifting grey light that sweeps across the Pennine fringes. It lies 1.4 miles east of Shipley (from Shipley: bearing 87°T, OS grid SE 168 376). The terrain maintains a rugged composure, defined by the winds that have long scoured the earth and shaped the character of its inhabitants. To the southwest, the slopes of Idle Hill provide a natural rampart, grounding the landscape in a quiet, enduring gravity. Residents often look towards the nearby West Cote Park 1998 Memorial Stone, a modest anchor of local remembrance that stands against the expansive, open sky. The industrial legacy of the wider district lingers here in the solid masonry of the older dwellings, which seem to hold the heat of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. Idle Moor retains a distinct sense of separation from the bustling valleys below, offering a vantage point where the rhythm of the day is marked more by the rustle of grass than the clamour of commerce. Through the changing seasons, the air remains crisp and unburdened, carrying the faint, earthy scent of the high ground above the bustling Bradford district.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Idle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 218° SW
  • West Cote Park 1998 Memorial Stone (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 336° NNW
  • Doctor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 131° SE
  • Cup And Ring Marked Rock At Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 346° NNW
  • Prehistoric Enclosure, Carved Rocks And Orthostat Wall, Buck Wood, 195M West Of Football Ground (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 025° NNE · 1 ha
  • Bradford Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 259° W
  • Dog in the Dinghy (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 277° W
  • Crowgill Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 267° W
  • Rock With One Cup Mark North East Of The Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 296° WNW
  • Saltaire (World Heritage Site) — 1.5 mi, 284° WNW · 28 ha
  • Frances Ferrand Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 326° NW
  • Eccleshill Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 117° ESE
  • Seans Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 237° WSW
  • Guiseley Beck (River) — 1.8 mi, 048° NE
  • Peel Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 174° S · 21 ha
  • The Peace Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 279° W
  • Saltaire Collection (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 274° W
  • Salts Mill (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 278° W
  • Bradford Industrial Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 149° SSE
  • Shipley Glen Tramway (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 289° WNW
  • WWII Lookout Post (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 090° E
  • Undercliffe Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.2 mi, 170° S · 10 ha
  • Trench Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 286° WNW · 5 ha
  • Shipley Glen (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 288° WNW
  • Tomlin Well (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 087° E
  • LIFE Church UK (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 180° S
  • Yeadon Brickworks And Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 040° NE · 3 ha
  • Bracken Hall Countryside Centre (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 290° WNW
  • Emsley's Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 053° NE
  • New Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 348° NNW

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About This Idle Moor Map Page

Explore Idle Moor, 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: 53.835033, -1.745094. 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.