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The Flatts West Yorkshire Map

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.

Interactive Map of The Flatts, West Yorkshire

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PlaceThe Flatts
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.690944
Longitude-1.636297
Place TypeSuburban Area

About The Flatts

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Crow Nest Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 252° WSW
  • Dewsbury Beck (River) — 0.4 mi, 062° ENE
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 031° NNE
  • Batley Carr Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 026° NNE
  • Caulms Wood Recreation Ground (Park) — 0.7 mi, 062° ENE
  • Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 192° SSW
  • Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 235° SW · 8 ha
  • New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 214° SW
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.4 mi, 277° W
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 235° SW
  • The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 004° N
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 228° SW
  • Holme Leas Clough (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 095° E
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 247° WSW
  • Thornhill Hall Moat And Sites Of Formal Gardens And Bowling Green, And Remnant Of Pre-Seventeenth Century Open-Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 151° SSE · 2 ha
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 081° E
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 247° WSW
  • Haley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 205° SSW
  • Howley Hall; A 16Th Century Country House And Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 023° NNE · 5 ha
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 314° NW
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 352° N
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 004° N
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 168° SSE
  • Ossett Spa (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 113° ESE
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 337° NNW
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 265° W
  • Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 155° SSE · 18 ha
  • Mission Out (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.8 mi, 340° NNW · 108 ha

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About This The Flatts Map Page

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 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.