Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Netherthong, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Netherthong 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.
| Place | Netherthong |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.583437 |
| Longitude | -1.790775 |
| Place Type | Village |
Netherthong exhales a quiet dignity, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 1.5 km north of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 352°T, OS grid SE 139 096), and is situated south-east of Oldfield village. The very air in Netherthong often carries a faint, earthy scent, a whisper of the agricultural past that still colours its rolling contours, a land carved by ancient watercourses that still murmur their secrets. One feels the enduring presence of the stone cottages, their walls weathered by generations of West Yorkshire winds, each a silent witness to the passage of time. The light here, particularly as it slants across the valley in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar golden quality, illuminating the greens and greys of the landscape with an almost ethereal glow. Netherthong's history is not loud, but rather a persistent hum, a reflection of the resilient spirit of those who have made their lives on this particular patch of England.
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Explore Netherthong, 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: 53.583437, -1.790775. 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 built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |