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Upper Denby West Yorkshire Map

(Village near Lower Denby)

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

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

Latitude	53.560938
Longitude	-1.657687
Place Type	Village

About Upper Denby

Upper Denby commands a high, exposed position on the Pennine fringe, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of gritstone and open moor. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-west of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 336°T, OS grid SE 227 072), and is situated south-west of Lower Denby village. The stone cottages of Upper Denby cling to the ridge with a stubborn, grey permanence, their roofs catching the low, pale light of the Yorkshire sky. To the west, the dark, still surface of Square Wood Reservoir mirrors the passing clouds, offering a cool silence that contrasts with the village’s working heritage. Below the northern slopes, the descent into Bank Lane Bottom reveals a hidden, verdant crease in the landscape that remains sheltered from the persistent upland gales. The architecture here speaks of a time when industry and agriculture lived in close, demanding proximity, with sturdy drystone walls partitioning the surrounding hills. Residents look out across a horizon defined by the rugged silhouettes of the nearby heights, where the land holds its breath under the weight of an immense, shifting atmosphere. This is a place where the seasons are felt in the marrow, marked not by grand monuments but by the slow, inevitable weathering of the stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bank Lane Bottom (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 359° N
Square Wood Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 299° WNW
Miller Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 029° NNE
Rigley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 041° NE
Ingbirchworth Dike (River) — 0.9 mi, 194° SSW
Broad Wood Dike (River) — 1.0 mi, 098° E
Ingbirchworth Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 224° SW
Gunthwaite Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 121° ESE
Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement On Castle Hill, 550M North Of Broadstone Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 264° W · 1 ha
Heald Head Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 090° E
Royd Moor Viewing Point (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 202° SSW
Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 011° N
Deffer Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 065° ENE
Nicholas Saunderson (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 167° SSE
Maythorne Cross (Base) (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 247° WSW
Boundary And Wayside Cross Known As Catshaw Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 209° SSW
Penistone Paramount Cinema (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 154° SSE
Cliffe Woods and Park (Park) — 2.8 mi, 044° NE
Shepley Marsh (Wetland) — 2.8 mi, 299° WNW
De Morgan Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 076° ENE
Cannon Hall (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 076° ENE
Cannon Hall Country Park (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 078° ENE
Whistlestop Valley (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 037° NE
Pye Flatts Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 113° ESE · 2 ha
Wayside Cross South Of Hartcliff Road (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 172° S
Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 082° E
Cawthorne Park (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 068° ENE
Spring Meadows, Alderman'S Head & Cow Croft Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 180° S · 17 ha
Silkstone Waggonway (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 107° ESE
Far Swinden (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 210° SSW

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