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Knowl West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Knowl, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knowl, 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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PlaceKnowl
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.680170
Longitude-1.698870
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Knowl

Knowl commands a quiet prominence over the landscape of West Yorkshire, where the heavy slate roofs and sturdy brickwork reflect the industrial gravity of the Kirklees district. It lies 0.4 miles north-north-west of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 344°T, OS grid SE 199 204). The terrain rises with a deliberate, steady incline from the valley floor, offering a vantage point that catches the pale, slanted light of the northern sun. Below the slopes, the Calder and Hebble Navigation traces a silver ribbon through the valley, its waters moving with a slow, purposeful weight that has long defined the local rhythm. Residents of Knowl find themselves in a place where the air carries the cool, damp breath of the Pennines, grounding the suburban streets in a landscape of persistent, unadorned endurance. The nearby heights of Warren House Hill offer a wider perspective of the surrounding geography, where the smoke of history seems to linger in the changing shadows of the day. Life here remains tethered to the functional elegance of the canal and the steady, low-slung horizon, providing a sanctuary that values the quiet passage of time over the clamour of modern ambition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ings Grove Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 153° SSE
  • Calder And Hebble Navigation (River) — 0.5 mi, 261° W
  • Warren House Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 318° NW
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 093° E
  • Mirfield Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 128° SE
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 092° E
  • Battye Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 283° WNW
  • Holroyd Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 098° E
  • Valance Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 144° SE
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 108° ESE
  • Covey Clough (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 179° S
  • Smithy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 347° NNW
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 287° WNW
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 093° E
  • Castle Hill Univallate Defended Settlement, Kirklees Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 296° WNW · 1 ha
  • Kirklees Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 300° WNW · 90 ha
  • Kirklees Priory, Medieval Nunnery (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 304° NW
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 068° ENE
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 224° SW
  • The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Welcome to Brighouse (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 296° WNW
  • Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 281° W
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 034° NNE
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 127° SE
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 234° SW
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 015° NNE
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 196° SSW
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.7 mi, 036° NE

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About This Knowl Map Page

Explore Knowl, 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: 53.680170, -1.698870. 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.

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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.