Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Rashcliffe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rashcliffe 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.
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| Place | Rashcliffe |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.637017 |
| Longitude | -1.791403 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rashcliffe maintains a steadfast presence upon the steep, westward-leaning slopes that rise sharply from the valley floor of the River Colne. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 217°T, OS grid SE 138 156). The industrial architecture of the nineteenth century remains etched into the hillside, where stone-built terraces follow the incline with a geometric precision that mirrors the stubbornness of the local geography. Beneath these dwellings, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal cuts a dark, reflective ribbon through the valley, its still water offering a quiet contrast to the persistent hum of modern transit routes. To the south, the surface of the Mill Pond catches the pale Yorkshire light, acting as a silver mirror for the clouds that drift over the high ground. Rashcliffe carries the weight of its textile heritage in the soot-stained gritstone of its old warehouses, which now stand as silent sentinels over the changing rhythms of the valley. These structures hold a certain gravity, their high windows once watching over the looms that drove the economy of the region. As evening approaches, the shadows lengthen across the uneven cobbles, imbuing the steep lanes with a melancholy that is both profound and entirely ordinary.
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Explore Rashcliffe, 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: 53.637017, -1.791403. 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 | August 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. |