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Ravensthorpe West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ravensthorpe 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.

Interactive Map of Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceRavensthorpe
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.679286
Longitude-1.663890
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe presents a distinct industrial character defined by the sturdy brickwork and long-standing transport links of the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 1.4 miles east-north-east of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 75°T, OS grid SE 222 203). The morning light often catches the metallic sheen of the preserved vehicles at the Dewsbury Bus Museum, casting long, sharp shadows across the nearby thoroughfares. Beyond the dense residential rows, the quiet surface of the Greenwood Cut reflects the sky, offering a momentary stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic transit of the district. Ravensthorpe maintains a firm connection to its functional roots, where the heavy pulse of the past still resonates through the brick-lined streets. A short distance away, the elevated ground of the Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle provides a silent, grassy vantage point over the valley’s layered history. The air here carries the faint, persistent scent of coal and damp earth, a lingering trace of the region’s deep-seated industrious spirit. Time moves with a steady, pragmatic pace in Ravensthorpe, where every corner holds the honest weight of its own endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Holroyd Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 254° WSW
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 097° E
  • Dewsbury Country Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 017° NNE
  • Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 054° NE · 8 ha
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 273° W
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 272° W
  • Mirfield Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 242° WSW
  • Finching Dike (River) — 1.0 mi, 346° NNW
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.0 mi, 342° NNW
  • Valance Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Haley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 172° S
  • Whitley Wood Bottom (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 049° NE
  • Warren House Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 287° WNW
  • Thornhill Hall Moat And Sites Of Formal Gardens And Bowling Green, And Remnant Of Pre-Seventeenth Century Open-Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 114° ESE · 2 ha
  • The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 028° NNE
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 279° W
  • Shaft Head And Associated Headgear Near Caphouse Colliery, Overton (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 144° SE
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 070° ENE
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 013° NNE
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 047° NE
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 019° NNE
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 356° N
  • Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 137° SE · 18 ha
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 238° WSW
  • Ossett Spa (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 098° E
  • Highburton Cross (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 205° SSW

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About This Ravensthorpe Map Page

Explore Ravensthorpe, 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: 53.679286, -1.663890. 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.