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Longwood West Yorkshire Map

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

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Place	Longwood
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Kirklees
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.645238
Longitude	-1.835594
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Longwood

Longwood commands a high, rugged vantage point where the Pennine winds scour the gritstone edges of the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 2.2 miles west of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 272°T, OS grid SE 109 165), and is situated north-east of Lower Wellhouse village. The steep, terraced streets of Longwood reflect a heritage hewn from the textile industry, where the rhythmic clatter of looms once defined the passage of the working day. Stone cottages cling to the incline, their darkened masonry drinking in the shifting Atlantic light that sweeps across the valley floor. To the east, the Longwood Tower stands as a solitary sentinel, offering a stark silhouette against the bruised purple of a gathering sky. Below the ridge, the waters of Longwood Brook carve a frantic, silver thread through the heather and moss of the surrounding moorland. This geography demands a sturdy constitution, as the incline dictates the pace of every footfall upon the uneven pavements. Longwood remains a place of gravity and hard edges, where the architecture serves as a blunt, honest record of generations who laboured under an expansive and often unforgiving northern sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 071° ENE
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 070° ENE
Longwood Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 303° WNW
Compensation Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 313° NW
Coronation Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 146° SSE
Longwood Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 291° WNW
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 123° ESE
Milking Clough (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 272° W
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 242° WSW
Pendle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 297° WNW
Laund Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 348° NNW
Haigh Cross (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 354° N
Gledholt Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 093° E
Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 292° WNW · 8 ha
Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 157° SSE
Greenhead Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 082° E
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 188° S
Grimscar Roman Tilery (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 042° NE
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 145° SE · 8 ha
Fartown War Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 059° ENE
Shaw Castle (Castle) — 2.3 mi, 325° NW
The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 090° E
Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 015° NNE · 1 ha
Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 092° E
Turn Bridge, Quay Street (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 086° E
Hawkyard Mink Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 015° NNE
The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 358° N
Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 138° SE
Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 090° E
Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 185° S

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