Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Washpit, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Washpit 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Washpit, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Washpit |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.558226 |
| Longitude | -1.786763 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Washpit reveals itself as a modest collection of stone dwellings gathered where the steep gradients of the Pennines begin to soften into the valley floor. It lies 0.8 miles south of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 178°T, OS grid SE 142 068). Drystone walls trace the contours of the slopes here, carving the rugged landscape into a patchwork of precise, emerald-hued enclosures. To the northeast, the still waters of Mill Pond mirror the shifting clouds, offering a cool, glassy reprieve from the persistent climb of the surrounding hills. The air in Washpit holds the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and the industrious legacy of a region long shaped by its proximity to the textile trade. A short distance to the southeast, the activity at Longley Farm anchors the hamlet in a cycle of seasonal labour that predates the modern age. Sunlight often catches the mica in the local gritstone, lending the walls a quiet, metallic shimmer as the afternoon sun retreats behind the high ridges. Life in Washpit moves with a deliberate, sparse grace, attuned to the narrow lanes and the watchful silence of the high moors.
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Explore Washpit, 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: 53.558226, -1.786763. 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. |