Swincliffe West Yorkshire Map

About Swincliffe

Swincliffe rests in the undulating landscape of West Yorkshire, a quiet corner of Kirklees. It lies 2.7 km north-east of Cleckheaton (from Cleckheaton: bearing 34°T, OS grid SE 205 274), and is situated north-east of Drub village. The air here often carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the surrounding fields that stretch out like a rumpled green blanket under the wide Yorkshire sky. Though Swincliffe itself is a residential suburb, the gentle slope of its land hints at a past shaped by agriculture, where the changing seasons painted the distant hills in a thousand shades of ochre and emerald. The houses, a mix of brick and stone, seem to huddle together as if sharing hushed conversations about the day's light. There is a certain quietude to Swincliffe, a feeling of being comfortably removed from the more boisterous centres of industry, yet still connected by the unseen threads of daily life.

About This Swincliffe Map Page

Explore Swincliffe, 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: 53.743425, -1.690534. 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.