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Thornhill Lees West Yorkshire Map

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

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Place	Thornhill Lees
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Kirklees
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.677903
Longitude	-1.636560
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Thornhill Lees

Thornhill Lees anchors itself firmly within the industrial heritage of the West Yorkshire landscape, defined by the steady, persistent flow of the River Calder. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-west of Dewsbury (from Dewsbury: bearing 201°T, OS grid SE 241 202). The local horizon is softened by the presence of the Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel, where the water often holds a pale, metallic sheen that reflects the changing temper of the northern sky. Victorian terraced housing lines the streets, their red-brick facades standing in quiet, repetitive ranks that speak to the long-standing influence of the textile and canal trades. A short distance away, the quiet pathways of Dewsbury Cemetery offer a sprawling, 8-hectare sanctuary where the stillness is interrupted only by the rustle of leaves against weathered stone. Thornhill Lees maintains a distinct character shaped by these interconnected waterways and the remnants of its heavy manufacturing past. On clear afternoons, the light catches the brickwork with a singular clarity, grounding the neighbourhood in its own persistent, hardworking reality. The rhythm of life here remains tied to the valley floor, where the industrial legacy persists in the solid, unyielding geometry of the architecture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 335° NNW
New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 273° W
Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 314° NW · 8 ha
Crow Nest Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 333° NNW
Chickenley Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 078° ENE
Dewsbury Country Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 306° NW
Dewsbury Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 019° NNE
Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 274° W
Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 259° W
Thornhill Hall Moat And Sites Of Formal Gardens And Bowling Green, And Remnant Of Pre-Seventeenth Century Open-Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 130° SE · 2 ha
Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 011° N
Haley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 220° SW
Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 274° W
Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 274° W
Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.8 mi, 307° NW
Holme Leas Clough (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 068° ENE
Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 059° ENE
Shaft Head And Associated Headgear Near Caphouse Colliery, Overton (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 164° SSE
The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 003° N
National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 163° SSE
Chapel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 153° SSE
Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 032° NNE
Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 142° SE
Ossett Spa (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 099° E
Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 354° N
Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 149° SSE · 18 ha
Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 278° W
Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 341° NNW
Mission Out (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 041° NE
Highburton Cross (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 217° SW

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