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Upper Heaton West Yorkshire Map

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

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

Latitude	53.667442
Longitude	-1.732560
Place Type	Hamlet

About Upper Heaton

Upper Heaton occupies a high, resolute ridge of West Yorkshire, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the shifting moods of the Pennine sky. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 253°T, OS grid SE 177 190), and is situated north-north-west of Kirkheaton village. The land here slopes away from the crest with a rugged, rhythmic geometry, catching the low-slanting afternoon light that turns the local stone a bruised, metallic gold. To the south-south-west, the rise of Nab Hill marks the skyline, a silent sentinel watching over the ancient, furrowed fields that define the immediate geography. Below these heights, the River Colne carves a steady, dark path through the valley floor, carrying the memory of past industry toward the wider plains. Upper Heaton maintains a quiet composure, its stone walls and narrow lanes offering little resistance to the persistent, cooling winds that sweep in from the moors. This elevated position provides a vantage point where one can observe the distant, hazy smoke of the industrial lowlands meeting the green, uncompromising earth. The architecture here favours utility and resilience, echoing a history built upon the stubborn cultivation of a challenging, windswept terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nab Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 205° SSW
River Colne (River) — 0.6 mi, 359° N
Cockley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 133° SE
Lees Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
Cooper Bridge Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 356° N
Netherhall Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 221° SW
Battye Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 019° NNE
Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 002° N
Covey Clough (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 111° ESE
Ings Grove Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 071° ENE
Castle Hill Univallate Defended Settlement, Kirklees Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 353° N · 1 ha
Ravensknowle Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 209° SSW
Kirklees Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 337° NNW
Kirklees Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 354° N · 90 ha
Tolson Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 211° SSW
Kirklees Priory, Medieval Nunnery (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 357° N
Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 068° ENE
Fartown War Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 261° W
Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 228° SW
Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 238° WSW
The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 232° SW
Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 303° WNW
Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 074° ENE
Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 178° S
Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 282° WNW · 1 ha
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 250° WSW
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 250° WSW
Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.5 mi, 206° SSW
The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 286° WNW

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