Lower Hirst West Yorkshire Map

About Lower Hirst

Lower Hirst breathes a quiet existence in the West Yorkshire landscape, its stone cottages catching the diffused light of the Pennine skies. It lies 3.4 km south-south-west of Elland (from Elland: bearing 205°T, OS grid SE 094 178), and is situated east of Outlane village. The hamlets of Upper and Lower Hirst, separated by the gentle flow of a tributary stream, speak of a time when local industry, perhaps textile mills, drew life from the watercourses that still carve through the surrounding fields. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a subtle perfume of the agricultural heartland that continues to shape its character. One might imagine the quiet clatter of horses' hooves on the old lanes, a sound long since replaced by the hum of passing traffic, yet the echoes of that past seem to linger in the sturdy stone walls. The very texture of the landscape, a tapestry of green pastures threaded with ancient drystone walls, offers a sense of enduring solidity.

About This Lower Hirst Map Page

Explore Lower Hirst, 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: 53.656709, -1.858866. 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.