Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Thornhill, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornhill 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.
| Place | Thornhill |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.663139 |
| Longitude | -1.617392 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thornhill, a quiet suburb of Kirklees, carries the subtle imprint of its industrial past. It lies 3.1 km south-west of Ossett (from Ossett: bearing 232°T, OS grid SE 253 185), and is situated north-north-west of Overton village. The land here rolls gently, a canvas of greens often softened by a pearly West Yorkshire light, hinting at the agricultural roots that underpin its more recent development. Though the air no longer hums with the ceaseless turning of mill machinery, the sturdy stone of older buildings, like the parish church of St. Michael, speaks of a time when Thornhill was a more vigorous centre of commerce. The very air seems to hold a quiet, enduring spirit, a resilience forged in the rhythms of work and community.
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Explore Thornhill, 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: 53.663139, -1.617392. 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 | June 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. |