Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Snowgate Head, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Snowgate Head 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Snowgate Head, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Snowgate Head |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.574296 |
| Longitude | -1.736395 |
| Place Type | Village |
Snowgate Head observes the quiet progression of seasons from its position upon the rugged terrain of the West Yorkshire uplands. It lies 2.1 miles east of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 82°T, OS grid SE 175 086), and is situated east of New Mill village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, upward tilt of the earth toward Horn Hill, where the horizon feels thin and brittle against the pale sky. Below the dwellings, the Holme House Dike carves a narrow, persistent path through the shadows, its waters carrying the cold memory of the high moors. Stone walls, built with a stubborn, grey permanence, fracture the pastures into irregular geometries that catch the shifting light of a low-hanging sun. Snowgate Head retains the austere character of a place built for endurance, where the wind hums against the gritstone facades with a constant, restless energy. This corner of the Kirklees district remains tethered to the earth, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its slopes.
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Explore Snowgate Head, 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: 53.574296, -1.736395. 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. |