Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Rawthorpe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rawthorpe 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 | Rawthorpe |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.654115 |
| Longitude | -1.755037 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rawthorpe commands a modest prominence above the industrial valleys of West Yorkshire, where the grey stone of its housing estates reflects the shifting, bruised colours of a northern sky. It lies 1.3 miles east-north-east of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 59°T, OS grid SE 162 175), and is situated west-south-west of Kirkheaton village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, heavy geometry, shaped by the legacy of coal and textiles that once defined the rhythm of the surrounding hills. To the north-east, the quiet persistence of Lees Beck cuts through the landscape, a thin vein of water that has watched the slow transition from dark soot-stained chimneys to the modern suburban quietude of Rawthorpe. Nearby, the ancient stones of Netherhall Barn remain as a silent, scheduled anchor in the fields, offering a stark contrast to the utilitarian architecture that followed. The light across these slopes possesses a thin, sharp clarity in the late afternoon, catching the edges of the rooftops and highlighting the steep, unforgiving gradients of the local roads. Residents often look towards the distant horizon where the land lifts toward the Pennines, a reminder of the vast, open moorland that dictates the local weather. Every street in Rawthorpe carries the faint, lingering imprint of a working past, a quiet gravity that persists despite the changing needs of the modern commuter.
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Explore Rawthorpe, 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: 53.654115, -1.755037. 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. |