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Swincliffe West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Swincliffe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swincliffe 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.

Interactive Map of Swincliffe, West Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swincliffe, 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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PlaceSwincliffe
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.743425
Longitude-1.690534
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Swincliffe

Swincliffe marks a quiet transition where the industrial grit of West Yorkshire softens into the rolling, rain-washed pastures of the Pennine fringe. It lies 1.7 miles north-east of Cleckheaton (from Cleckheaton: bearing 34°T, OS grid SE 205 274), and is situated north-east of Drub village. The light here often catches the stone of older buildings with a pale, bruised violet hue, reflecting the heavy clouds that frequently drift in from the moors. To the east, the sprawling, historic grounds of Oakwell Hall Country Park provide a sudden, wooded depth that anchors the surrounding fields. Swincliffe maintains a modest, unassuming presence, its streets tracing the natural contours of the land rather than imposing rigid grids upon the earth. Nearby, the hidden, verdant floor of Birkenshaw Bottoms offers a sanctuary of damp moss and alder, where the air holds a cooler, sharper scent than the busy roads above. The land remembers the weight of the past, holding the memory of old trade routes in its narrow, winding lanes. Through these quiet passages, Swincliffe persists as a place of steady, understated endurance against the relentless pace of the modern district.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Birkenshaw Bottoms (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 074° ENE
  • Fiddlehead and Fernblades (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 120° ESE
  • Lodge Beck (River) — 0.7 mi, 274° W
  • Oakwell Hall Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 107° ESE
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 107° ESE
  • Nann Hall Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 232° SW
  • Tong Moor (Park) — 1.1 mi, 359° N
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 1.1 mi, 032° NNE · 108 ha
  • Cup and Saucer (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 337° NNW
  • Hunsworth Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 314° NW
  • Chatts Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 284° WNW
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 120° ESE
  • Helicon Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 024° NNE
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 104° ESE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 290° WNW
  • Bowling Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 318° NW · 20 ha
  • Anglian High Cross Fragment Known As Walton Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Fulneck Moravian Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 020° NNE
  • Bolling Hall Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Morley Hole (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 083° E
  • Park Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 280° W
  • Howley Hall; A 16Th Century Country House And Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 115° ESE · 5 ha
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.5 mi, 167° SSE
  • Pudsey Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 015° NNE · 4 ha
  • Kirklees Priory, Medieval Nunnery (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Bradford Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 327° NNW
  • Cubby Broccoli Cinema (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 321° NW
  • Pictureville Cinema (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 321° NW
  • National Science and Media Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 321° NW

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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.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.