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Upper Moor Side West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Upper Moor Side, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Moor Side 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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PlaceUpper Moor Side
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughLeeds
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.769230
Longitude-1.636182
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Upper Moor Side

Upper Moor Side emerges from the West Yorkshire landscape as a quiet intersection of residential order and the lingering echoes of an industrial past. It lies 2.0 miles north-west of Morley (from Morley: bearing 315°T, OS grid SE 240 303), and is situated north-north-west of Gildersome village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular confidence, guiding the eye toward the gentle slopes of Barker Hill just a short distance to the south-south-west. Below these elevations, the waters of Tong Beck trace a persistent, silver path through the landscape, carving a signature into the earth that has remained constant through the changing seasons. The light over Upper Moor Side possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey stone of local walls and revealing the subtle, mineral veins that seem to hum with a quiet, geological patience. Residents move through the day with an awareness of the surrounding topography, where the proximity to the deep, verdant bowl of Cockers Dale offers a sudden, sharp contrast to the domestic rhythm of the streets. This landscape does not demand attention, but rather rewards the persistent observer who notices how the wind shifts across the open spaces between the houses. In the late afternoon, the shadows lengthen with an elegant precision, momentarily transforming the ordinary geometry of Upper Moor Side into a study of form and fading brilliance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Barker Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 209° SSW
  • Tong Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 322° NW
  • Cockers Dale (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 282° WNW
  • Springbank (Park) — 0.6 mi, 150° SSE
  • Cock Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 249° WSW
  • New Farnley Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 046° NE
  • Hart Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 143° SE
  • Helicon Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 282° WNW
  • Fulneck Moravian Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 311° NW
  • Lower Wortley Wheel (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 055° NE
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 1.8 mi, 242° WSW · 108 ha
  • Morley Hole (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 139° SE
  • Pudsey Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.3 mi, 327° NNW · 4 ha
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 175° S
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Interplay (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Armley House (Gott'S Park) (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 032° NNE · 29 ha
  • Owlcotes Deserted Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 323° NW · 1 ha
  • Cup and Saucer (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 254° WSW
  • Stank Hall Quasi-Manorial Site (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 107° ESE · 2 ha
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 187° S
  • Bramley Henge (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 016° NNE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 343° NNW
  • Leeds Industrial Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 043° NE
  • Leeds - Liverpool Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 004° N · 17 ha
  • The Goit (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 032° NNE
  • Howley Hall; A 16Th Century Country House And Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 164° SSE · 5 ha
  • Matthew Murray's Tomb (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 069° ENE
  • The Emmerdale Studio Experience (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 052° NE
  • Wagon Hoist Mini Musem (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 061° ENE

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About This Upper Moor Side Map Page

Explore Upper Moor Side, 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: 53.769230, -1.636182. 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.