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Rotcher West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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

Latitude	53.620780
Longitude	-1.890250
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Rotcher

Rotcher occupies a high, exposed shoulder of the Pennines where the wind carries the damp chill of the upland moors. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 321°T, OS grid SE 073 138), and is situated west-south-west of Slaithwaite village. The terrain here is defined by sudden shifts in elevation, where the earth drops away into the deep, shadow-filled trough of Kitchen Clough. A thin, grey light often clings to the drystone walls that divide the fields, lending the landscape a stark, monochrome clarity. To the north-east, the surface of Slaithwaite Reservoir reflects the bruised colours of the sky, acting as a silent glass eye watching over the surrounding slopes. Rotcher remains a place of hard edges and sudden vistas, where the industrial echoes of the West Yorkshire woollen trade are slowly being reclaimed by encroaching grasses. The ground beneath feels heavy with the geology of the region, a stubborn gritstone foundation that has resisted the softening influence of the passing centuries. Even in the quiet of a mid-afternoon, the air vibrates with the proximity of water and the restless movement of weather rolling in from the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Slaithwaite Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 017° NNE
Kitchen Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 109° ESE
Mary's Rest Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 146° SE
Meal Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 029° NNE
Woodall Ing Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 043° NE
Bradley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 147° SSE
Crimble Clough (River) — 0.9 mi, 036° NE
Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 211° SSW
Cop Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 269° W
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 048° NE
The Tree Planter statue (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 313° NW
The Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 223° SW
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 089° E
Scammonden Stanza Stones (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 327° NNW
Marsden Moor Estate Exhibition (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 232° SW
Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 241° WSW
Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 019° NNE · 8 ha
Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement On Oldfield Hill, 340M West Of Wentworth Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 158° SSE
Cupwith Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 272° W
Woodhead Fold Gardens (Park) — 2.6 mi, 138° SE
Meg Dike Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 328° NNW · 1 ha
Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 086° E
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Hey Sike Head Marsh (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 189° S
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 090° E · 8 ha
Shaw Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 014° NNE
Standedge Road Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 231° SW · 4 ha
Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 107° ESE
Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.5 mi, 100° E

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