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Towngate West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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

Latitude	53.680839
Longitude	-1.686360
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Towngate

Towngate reveals its character through the stubborn, low-slung stone walls that trace the steady incline of the Kirklees landscape. It lies 0.6 miles north-east of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 41°T, OS grid SE 208 205). The morning light catches the gritstone facades, lending a pale, honest clarity to the houses that define the residential heart of the site. A short walk to the east brings one to the weathered, skeletal remains of the Medieval Church, where the silence of the ruins offers a stark contrast to the nearby hum of modern transport routes. Further along the slope, the earth rises in a distinct, purposeful mound at the Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle, a remnant of a more fortified and restless age. Residents often traverse the paths toward Ings Grove Park, where the green space acts as a lung for the surrounding streets, offering an expansive view across the valley floor. The atmosphere in Towngate remains quiet and unpretentious, shaped by the sturdy industrial legacy of West Yorkshire. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand gestures, but by the slow weathering of masonry and the persistent, seasonal turn of the local climate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 109° ESE
Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 105° ESE
Ings Grove Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 221° SW
Mirfield Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 168° SSE
Holroyd Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 109° ESE
Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 121° ESE
Valance Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 173° S
Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 098° E
Calder And Hebble Navigation (River) — 1.0 mi, 263° W
Warren House Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 296° WNW
Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.1 mi, 035° NE
Whitley Wood Bottom (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 170° S
Smithy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 328° NNW
New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 097° E
Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 078° ENE · 8 ha
Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 281° W
Castle Hill Univallate Defended Settlement, Kirklees Park (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 289° WNW · 1 ha
Kirklees Priory, Medieval Nunnery (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 296° WNW
Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 064° ENE
The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 044° NE
Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 027° NNE
National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 133° SE
Tolson Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 229° SW
Welcome to Brighouse (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 293° WNW
Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 008° N
Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 076° ENE
Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 031° NNE
Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 279° W
Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 056° ENE
Heritage Quay (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 235° SW

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