Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore West Vale, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Vale 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.
| Place | West Vale |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Calderdale |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.686644 |
| Longitude | -1.854965 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
West Vale, a quiet suburb in Calderdale, breathes with the gentle hum of its own life. It lies 1.2 km west of Elland (from Elland: bearing 280°T, OS grid SE 096 211). The land here slopes with a subtle grace, hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped the Calder Valley, and the light, when it breaks through the West Yorkshire clouds, can cast a momentary, ethereal glow upon the stone-built houses that line its streets. Once a place where industry's breath was felt, West Vale now carries a more tranquil air, its past a quiet undercurrent to the present. The nearby River Calder, a ribbon of silver, continues its patient journey, a constant reminder of the water-powered heritage that once defined this region. Even in its suburban repose, West Vale retains a connection to the broader landscape of Yorkshire, its horizons touched by the distant, brooding presence of the Pennine hills.
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Explore West Vale, 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: 53.686644, -1.854965. 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 | June 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. |