Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Sands |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.669879 |
| Longitude | -1.671502 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Sands is a small hamlet located within the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, situated at approximately 53.6699°N, -1.6715°W. It lies a short distance to the south of Huddersfield and west of Wakefield, nestled within the scenic Pennine foothills. As a hamlet, Sands is primarily residential, offering a quiet rural character typical of the Holme Valley area, with local amenities often found in nearby larger villages or towns. Its position provides residents with access to the surrounding West Yorkshire countryside.
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Sands is a hamlet in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. It is situated at 53.669879°N, -1.671502°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Sands is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |