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New Close West Yorkshire Map

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

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Interactive Map of New Close, West Yorkshire

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

Latitude	53.623430
Longitude	-1.909898
Place Type	Hamlet

About New Close

New Close emerges as a quiet threshold where the rugged Pennine terrain begins to soften into the patterned greens of the Kirklees district. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 312°T, OS grid SE 060 141), and is situated north-north-west of Lingards Wood village. The landscape here holds a particular quality of light, one that catches the sharp incline of Cop Hill to the south-west and stretches across the moorland with a pale, watchful intensity. To the east, the shadowed depth of Merry Dale Clough draws the gaze toward a hidden, verdant silence that contrasts with the exposed gritstone heights. New Close maintains a modest, enduring character, defined by the weight of stone walls that mark the boundaries of ancient pastures. The earth beneath these slopes retains a cool, damp memory of the industrial waters that once powered the region’s looms. Time here moves with the slow, deliberate rhythm of the wind shifting across the high grasses, indifferent to the haste of the world below. Through the changing seasons, the horizon remains an unbroken line of grey and green, anchoring the spirit of New Close to the enduring geology of the north.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Merry Dale Clough (Valley) — 0.2 mi, 057° ENE
Cop Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 233° SW
Goat Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 316° NW
Slaithwaite Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 089° E
Sparth Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 195° SSW
Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 159° SSE
Mary's Rest Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 119° ESE
The Tree Planter statue (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 333° NNW
Crimble Clough (River) — 1.4 mi, 068° ENE
Black Burne Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 307° NW
Scammonden Stanza Stones (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 350° N
Marsden Moor Estate Exhibition (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 209° SSW
The Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 198° SSW
Cupwith Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 267° W
Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 223° SW
Meg Dike Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 344° NNW · 1 ha
Close Gate Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 237° WSW
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 064° ENE
Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 037° NE · 8 ha
Snow Stone (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 221° SW
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 093° E
Woodhead Fold Gardens (Park) — 3.3 mi, 130° SE
Hey Sike Head Marsh (Wetland) — 3.3 mi, 174° S
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 064° ENE
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 064° ENE
Standedge Road Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 221° SW · 4 ha
Shaw Castle (Castle) — 3.8 mi, 026° NNE
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.2 mi, 092° E · 8 ha
Lumb Fall (Waterfall) — 4.9 mi, 339° NNW
Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 106° ESE

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