Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Hopton 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.
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| Place | Upper Hopton |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.661776 |
| Longitude | -1.704464 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Upper Hopton commands a proud, elevated ridge that overlooks the industrious currents of the Calder Valley. It lies 0.9 miles south-south-west of Mirfield (from Mirfield: bearing 202°T, OS grid SE 196 184). Stone cottages of a muted, honest grey gather here, their walls absorbing the low-angled sunlight that defines the changing seasons across West Yorkshire. To the east, the verdant shadows of Covey Clough deepen as the afternoon wanes, casting a cool, mossy stillness over the lower slopes. The terrain rises sharply toward the west, where the windswept crest of Cockley Hill offers a vantage point over a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural labour and textile heritage. Upper Hopton retains a quiet, stoic independence, distanced from the clamour of the valley floor yet forever tethered to its rhythms. Narrow lanes wind between drystone walls that have stood long enough to witness the slow, rhythmic shifting of the local horizon. The air here carries a crisp, mineral clarity, distinguishing the high ground of Upper Hopton from the damp, heavy atmosphere of the river basins below.
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Explore Upper Hopton, 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: 53.661776, -1.704464. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |