Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore The Flatts, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Flatts 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.
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| Place | The Flatts |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.690944 |
| Longitude | -1.636297 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Flatts occupies a modest elevation in the Kirklees district, where the industrial grit of West Yorkshire softens into the quietude of suburban residential life. It lies 0.4 miles west of Dewsbury (from Dewsbury: bearing 261°T, OS grid SE 241 216). Brick-built terraces and modest semi-detached homes define the streetscape, reflecting the steady, utilitarian character of a region built upon the legacy of woollen mills and textile manufacture. A thin, pale light often catches the slate rooftops, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the cooling earth. To the west, the greenery of Crow Nest Park offers a sprawling counterpoint to the brickwork, providing a space where the air feels lighter and the pace of the afternoon slows. The Flatts remains physically defined by its proximity to the valley floor, where the distant, rhythmic hum of the wider district persists as a low-frequency pulse. Residents often walk the short distance toward the mature trees of the park, finding a sense of reprieve in the shifting seasonal canopy. Despite the encroaching modern sprawl, the local topography retains a stubborn, rolling resilience that persists beneath the pavement and the tarmac.
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Explore The Flatts, 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: 53.690944, -1.636297. 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. |