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Upper Hopton West Yorkshire Map

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.

Interactive Map of Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire

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PlaceUpper Hopton
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.661776
Longitude-1.704464
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Upper Hopton

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Covey Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 121° ESE
  • Cockley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 247° WSW
  • Dransfield Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Valance Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 064° ENE
  • Ings Grove Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 024° NNE
  • Ox Field Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 217° SW
  • Mirfield Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Whitley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 104° ESE
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Holroyd Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 050° NE
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 060° ENE
  • Netherhall Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 257° WSW
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 327° NNW
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 053° NE
  • Castle Hill Univallate Defended Settlement, Kirklees Park (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 327° NNW · 1 ha
  • Tolson Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 241° WSW
  • Kirklees Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 328° NNW · 90 ha
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.6 mi, 032° NNE
  • Highburton Cross (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 186° S
  • Heritage Quay (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 247° WSW
  • The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 250° WSW
  • Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 198° SSW
  • Harold Wilson (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 254° WSW
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 109° ESE
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 051° NE
  • Anglo Saxon Cross Base (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 299° WNW
  • Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.8 mi, 221° SW
  • Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.9 mi, 284° WNW · 1 ha
  • Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.1 mi, 108° ESE

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About This Upper Hopton Map Page

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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.