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Nettleton Hill West Yorkshire Map

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

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PlaceNettleton Hill
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.648313
Longitude-1.865928
Place TypeVillage

About Nettleton Hill

Nettleton Hill occupies a rugged prominence in the Kirklees district where the wind frequently carries the sharp, clean scent of the high Pennine moors. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of Elland (from Elland: bearing 206°T, OS grid SE 089 168), and is situated north-north-east of Scapegoat Hill village. The landscape around Nettleton Hill drops away into the deep, shadowed creases of Milking Clough, where the light plays tricks on the bracken during the late afternoon. To the north, the earth rises toward the crest of Leeches Hill, exposing the stone walls to a horizon that seems to stretch indefinitely under a pale, shifting sky. Beneath the soil of the surrounding slopes, the ghosts of the ancient world linger at the site of the Cambodunum Roman Fort and Vicus, where soldiers once kept watch over these wild, northern frontiers. The architecture here remains tethered to the gritstone of the region, built to withstand the relentless scouring of weather that defines the local character. In the quiet hours, the atmosphere suggests a place that has long traded the noise of industry for the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons. Nettleton Hill retains an austere beauty, standing firm against the elements that have shaped every fold of this elevated terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Milking Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Pendle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 332° NNW · 8 ha
  • Longwood Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 082° E
  • Leeches Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 026° NNE
  • Compensation Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 070° ENE
  • Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 150° SSE
  • Longwood Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 090° E
  • Holywell Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 355° N
  • Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 096° E
  • Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 095° E
  • Woodall Ing Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 202° SSW
  • Haigh Cross (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Shaw Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 001° N
  • Shaw Castle (Castle) — 1.7 mi, 357° N
  • Stainland Cross (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 344° NNW
  • Coronation Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 118° ESE
  • Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 152° SSE
  • Meg Dike Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 279° W · 1 ha
  • Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 132° SE
  • Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 042° NE · 1 ha
  • Cairnfield On Ringstone Edge Moor, 240M South West Of Clay House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 294° WNW
  • The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 024° NNE
  • Hawkyard Mink Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 209° SSW
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.1 mi, 128° SE · 8 ha
  • North Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 005° N
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 094° E
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 095° E
  • Marsden Moor Estate Exhibition (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 220° SW

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About This Nettleton Hill Map Page

Explore Nettleton Hill, 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: 53.648313, -1.865928. 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.