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Rawfolds West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rawfolds, 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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PlaceRawfolds
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.717763
Longitude-1.704390
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Rawfolds

Rawfolds maintains a steadfast presence amidst the industrial heritage of the West Yorkshire landscape, defined by its grit and quiet resilience. It lies 0.5 miles south-east of Cleckheaton (from Cleckheaton: bearing 136°T, OS grid SE 196 246). The Spen River traces a winding path nearby, its waters reflecting the grey, shifting clouds that frequently crown this corner of the Kirklees district. A short walk to the west brings one to the Jo Cox Community Wood, where the rustle of leaves offers a momentary reprieve from the persistent hum of modern transit. The terrain here rises with a purposeful incline, grounding the houses in a geography shaped by centuries of manufacturing labour. Sunlight often catches the slate roofs of Rawfolds, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the earth. Across the landscape, the nearby Spen Valley Bottoms reveal the lingering legacy of the textile trade that once powered this entire region. This environment carries a somber dignity, where the endurance of stone and the flow of water conspire to keep the history of the locale visible to any observant eye.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Jo Cox Community Wood (Park) — 0.2 mi, 248° WSW
  • Royds Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 082° E
  • Spen River (River) — 0.3 mi, 001° N
  • Syke Beck (River) — 0.4 mi, 310° NW
  • Spen Valley Bottoms (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 360° N
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 092° E
  • Smithy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 184° S
  • Anglian High Cross Fragment Known As Walton Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 246° WSW
  • Fiddlehead and Fernblades (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Kirklees Priory, Medieval Nunnery (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 219° SW
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 041° NE
  • Kirklees Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 218° SW · 90 ha
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Castle Hill Univallate Defended Settlement, Kirklees Park (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 216° SW · 1 ha
  • Battye Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 198° SSW
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 074° ENE
  • Kirklees Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 226° SW
  • Cooper Bridge Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 207° SSW
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 160° SSE
  • Cup and Saucer (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 003° N
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 2.9 mi, 023° NNE · 108 ha
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 149° SSE
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 069° ENE
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 116° ESE
  • Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 242° WSW
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 091° E
  • Bolling Hall Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 342° NNW
  • Fulneck Moravian Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 019° NNE
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 108° ESE

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About This Rawfolds Map Page

Explore Rawfolds, 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: 53.717763, -1.704390. 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.