(Village near Colden)
Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Slack, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Slack 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.
| Place | Slack |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Calderdale |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.755258 |
| Longitude | -2.043672 |
| Place Type | Village |
Slack, a hamlet etched into the folds of West Yorkshire, possesses a quiet resilience. It lies 2.5 km north-west of Hebden Bridge (from Hebden Bridge: bearing 309°T, OS grid SD 972 287), and is situated east of Colden village. Here, the land rises with a determined grace, the sky an expansive canvas that shifts with the moods of the Pennine weather. The stone cottages, weathered by countless seasons, seem to have grown organically from the very earth, their slate roofs catching the pale sunlight that often filters through the clouds. A sense of enduring character, rather than ostentatious display, defines Slack, a place where the wind whispers through the grass and the rhythm of life is dictated by the ancient contours of the landscape.
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Explore Slack, 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: 53.755258, -2.043672. 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 | June 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. |