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Upper Hirst West Yorkshire Map

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

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

Latitude	53.657883
Longitude	-1.856002
Place Type	Hamlet

About Upper Hirst

Upper Hirst commands a rugged prominence where the West Yorkshire earth rises to meet the shifting moods of the northern sky. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-west of Elland (from Elland: bearing 203°T, OS grid SE 096 179), and is situated east of Outlane village. The landscape surrounding Upper Hirst bears the marks of an industrious past, where the quietude of the present hour rests upon ground once trodden by Roman soldiers near the nearby fort at Slack. To the west, the slopes of Leeches Hill climb sharply, offering a vantage point where the light catches the stone walls with a brittle, silver clarity. Below these elevations, the waters of the Compensation Reservoir hold a glass-like stillness, reflecting the grey clouds that drift perpetually toward the horizon. This terrain, shaped by the hard labour of centuries, demands a stoic resilience from those who dwell amidst its windswept heights. Ancient tracks wind through the heather and gritstone, tracing the paths of those who long ago sought a life upon these exposed Pennine fringes. Upper Hirst remains a place of austere beauty, defined less by man’s artifice than by the enduring, cold majesty of the moorland air.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Leeches Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 274° W
Pendle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 204° SSW
Compensation Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 141° SE
Longwood Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 170° S
Gosport Clough (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 274° W
Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 245° WSW · 8 ha
Holywell Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 321° NW
Longwood Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 142° SE
Haigh Cross (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 052° NE
Shaw Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 339° NNW
St. Helen's Well (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 341° NNW
Shaw Castle (Castle) — 1.2 mi, 335° NNW
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 127° SE
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 181° S
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 128° SE
The Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 014° NNE
Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 046° NE · 1 ha
The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 021° NNE
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 262° W
Hawkyard Mink Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 044° NE
Grimscar Roman Tilery (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 074° ENE
North Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 357° N
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 167° SSE
Meg Dike Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 264° W · 1 ha
Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 148° SSE
The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 106° ESE
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 142° SE · 8 ha
Heritage Quay (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 107° ESE
The Jungle Experience (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 352° N
Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 049° NE

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