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Slack West Yorkshire Map

(Village near Colden)

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

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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

About Slack

Slack commands a rugged prominence high above the Calder Valley, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of upland heather. It lies 1.6 miles north-west of Hebden Bridge (from Hebden Bridge: bearing 309°T, OS grid SD 972 287), and is situated east of Colden village. From the exposed slopes of Hot Stones Hill to the west, the light fractures against the gritstone houses, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the moorland tracks as the sun dips low. Below the village, the verdant depths of Hebden Dale hold the quiet hum of water and the dense, secret life of ancient woodlands. Slack remains a place of hard edges and wide horizons, where the stone walls seem to have grown directly from the earth rather than being placed by human hands. The nearby presence of the Slack Bottom Standing Stone provides a silent, weathered anchor to the landscape, hinting at the deep, unspoken antiquity of these heights. Throughout the changing seasons, the air remains thin and bracing, offering a clarity of vision that renders the surrounding peaks in striking, monochromatic relief. Life in Slack persists in conversation with the elements, far removed from the sheltered comfort of the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hot Stones Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 290° WNW
Hebden Dale (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 060° ENE
Pry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 196° SSW
Slack Bottom Standing Stone (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 088° E
Gibson Mill (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 004° N
Colden Water (River) — 0.9 mi, 131° SE
Saint Thomas a Becket ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 116° ESE
Heptonstall Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 116° ESE
Pinfold Picnic Area (Park) — 1.1 mi, 112° ESE
Higher Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 181° S
Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 143° SE
Old Church Of St Thomas Becket, 210M North East Of Daisy Field Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 115° ESE
Tinker Cross (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 109° ESE
White Mires (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 325° NW
Lane End Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 191° S
Wayside Cross Known As Tinker Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 109° ESE
Walshaw Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
Great Fall (River) — 1.3 mi, 087° E
Old Town Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 097° E
The Old Bridge Over The Hebden Water At Hebden Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 126° SE
Hebden Bridge Picture House (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 129° SE
New Road Memorial Gardens (Park) — 1.7 mi, 128° SE
Great Rock (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 207° SSW
Copley Holme (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 230° SW
Crimsworth Dean Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 045° NE · 3 ha
Lumb Hole (Waterfall) — 2.1 mi, 039° NE
Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 147° SSE · 65 ha
Stoodley Pike Monument (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 179° S
Hippodrome Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 215° SW
Dobroyd Castle (Castle) — 4.1 mi, 221° SW

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