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West Town West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore West Town, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Town 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 West Town, West Yorkshire

How to Use This West Town, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Town, 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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PlaceWest Town
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.687027
Longitude-1.642948
Place TypeSuburban Area

About West Town

West Town retains the sturdy, soot-tinged character of the Kirklees district, where the industrial legacy of Yorkshire continues to shape the local horizon. It lies 0.7 miles west-south-west of Dewsbury (from Dewsbury: bearing 243°T, OS grid SE 236 212). Red-brick terraces climb the slopes with a rhythmic persistence, their rooftops reflecting the pale, shifting light typical of this northern latitude. A short distance away, the arboreal calm of Crow Nest Park offers a verdant relief from the density of the surrounding streets, where mature trees stand as silent sentinels over the paths. West Town maintains a quiet intimacy with the landscape, punctuated by the occasional silhouette of a chimney stack that hints at the labour of past generations. Residents often find solace in the nearby Dewsbury Cemetery, an eight-hectare expanse where the Victorian stonework is softened by seasonal growth and careful stewardship. The proximity of the Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel introduces a subtle fluidity to the geography, drawing the eye toward the low-lying basins that manage the runoff from the hills. Throughout the seasons, the atmosphere here possesses a stark clarity, revealing the honest, unadorned beauty of a place defined by its enduring commitment to work and home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Crow Nest Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 318° NW
  • Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.3 mi, 247° WSW · 8 ha
  • Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 159° SSE
  • Dewsbury Country Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 275° W
  • New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 208° SSW
  • Dewsbury Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 054° NE
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 037° NE
  • Batley Carr Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 033° NNE
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 239° WSW
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.2 mi, 291° WNW
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • The Great War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 012° NNE
  • Haley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 201° SSW
  • Thornhill Hall Moat And Sites Of Formal Gardens And Bowling Green, And Remnant Of Pre-Seventeenth Century Open-Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 140° SE · 2 ha
  • Holme Leas Clough (Valley) — 2.1 mi, 087° E
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 076° ENE
  • Smithy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 289° WNW
  • Howley Hall; A 16Th Century Country House And Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 026° NNE · 5 ha
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 358° N
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 044° NE
  • National Coal Mining Museum (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 162° SSE
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 008° N
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 269° W
  • Ossett Spa (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 108° ESE
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 342° NNW
  • Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.3 mi, 150° SSE · 18 ha
  • Mission Out (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 048° NE
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 5.0 mi, 344° NNW · 108 ha

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About This West Town Map Page

Explore West Town, 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: 53.687027, -1.642948. 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.