Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Thick Hollins |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.588269 |
| Longitude | -1.841479 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thick Hollins emerges from the Pennine slopes as a quiet collection of stone-built residences overlooking the verdant folds of the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 0.4 miles east-south-east of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 123°T, OS grid SE 105 101). The land here carries a particular sharpness to the light, which catches the grey gritstone facades and casts long, cooling shadows across the modest gardens as the afternoon wanes. Just to the south, the waters of Calf Close Dike move with an insistent, rhythmic clarity, carving a path through the earth that has long defined the local topography. Thick Hollins maintains a reserved character, reflecting the industrious spirit of a district once tethered to the rhythmic clatter of textile looms and the steady output of nearby mills. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the ancient, elevated ground of the Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement on Royd Edge offers a silent perspective over the encroaching suburban growth. The air here often holds the scent of damp moss and cooling stone, a reminder of the high, open moorlands that loom just out of sight. Such a setting demands a steady pace, where the passage of the seasons is marked not by grand monuments, but by the subtle shifts in the colour of the bracken and the thickening of the evening mist.
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Explore Thick Hollins, 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: 53.588269, -1.841479. 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. |