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Thunder Bridge West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Thunder Bridge, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thunder Bridge 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 Thunder Bridge, West Yorkshire

How to Use This Thunder Bridge, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thunder Bridge, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceThunder Bridge
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.598827
Longitude-1.717354
Place TypeHamlet

About Thunder Bridge

Thunder Bridge emerges from the damp, folded contours of the West Yorkshire landscape as a collection of stone dwellings gathered near the rhythmic passage of water. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 56°T, OS grid SE 188 113), and is situated north-east of Stocksmoor village. The air here holds the cool weight of the Pennines, carrying the scent of moss and ancient gritstone that defines the local architecture. Where the Stone Wood Dike carves its narrow, shadowed path through the earth, the water runs with a clarity that seems to sharpen the surrounding light. Thunder Bridge retains the hushed character of a place long familiar with the slow, deliberate work of the seasons. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the land rises toward the broad, open shoulders of School Hill, where the wind moves with an unhindered, restless spirit. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one senses the persistence of the streams that define the valley floor, turning the earth beneath Thunder Bridge into a sanctuary for ferns and damp-loving grasses. This is a landscape of singular, quiet endurance, where the stone and the water have long ago reached a silent, mutual understanding.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stone Wood Dike (River) — 0.6 mi, 195° SSW
  • Thunder Bridge Dike (River) — 0.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Shelley Bank Bottom (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 115° ESE
  • School Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 045° NE
  • Burnt Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 296° WNW
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 337° NNW
  • Shepley Marsh (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 181° S
  • Market Cross At Highburton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 011° N
  • Highburton Cross (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 008° N
  • Cliffe Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 103° ESE
  • Cairnfield In Hagg Wood, Honley, 375M South East Of Upper Hagg (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 256° WSW · 4 ha
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 286° WNW
  • Bankhouse Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 197° SSW
  • Castle Hill: Slight Univallate Hillfort, Small Multivallate Hillfort, Motte And Bailey Castle And Deserted Village (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 307° NW · 8 ha
  • Fernside Park (Park) — 2.8 mi, 343° NNW
  • Victoria Tower (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 306° NW
  • Square Wood Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 141° SE
  • Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 100° E
  • Old People's Park (Park) — 3.0 mi, 274° W
  • Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 275° W
  • Sid's Cafe (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 235° SW
  • Picturedrome (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 235° SW
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 334° NNW
  • Compo's house (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 235° SW
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.0 mi, 292° WNW · 8 ha
  • Longley Farm (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 220° SW
  • Whistlestop Valley (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 092° E
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Deffer Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.8 mi, 110° ESE

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About This Thunder Bridge Map Page

Explore Thunder Bridge, 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: 53.598827, -1.717354. 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.