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White Lee West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore White Lee, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the White Lee 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for White Lee, 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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PlaceWhite Lee
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughKirklees
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.721227
Longitude-1.664541
Place TypeSuburban Area

About White Lee

White Lee reveals its character through the steady, rhythmic incline of stone-walled streets that catch the low, slanted light of the West Yorkshire sun. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-east of Heckmondwike (from Heckmondwike: bearing 22°T, OS grid SE 222 250), and is situated south-east of Gomersal village. The landscape here retains the muscular memory of industrial toil, where the chimneys of the past have long since yielded to a quieter, residential permanence. Towards the northeast, the gentle path of Smithies Beck traces a silver thread through the valley floor, offering a cooling, liquid contrast to the solid gritstone facades that define the local architecture. Residents often find respite in the nearby grounds of Wilton Park, where the manicured expanses offer a deliberate, green pause against the backdrop of the surrounding hills. White Lee persists as a place of modest proportions, where the sharp, clean air of the Pennine fringe brushes against the slate roofs each morning. There is a peculiar, honest gravity to the way the houses cling to the hillside, as if they are watching the light fade over the horizon with a stoic and quiet intent. Through every changing season, the atmosphere remains grounded, defined by the enduring intersection of steep topography and the purposeful lives of those who inhabit these elevated rows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Smithies Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 021° NNE
  • Wilton Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 074° ENE
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 250° WSW
  • Bagshaw Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 059° ENE
  • The Green (Park) — 1.0 mi, 205° SSW
  • Nova Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 351° N
  • Fiddlehead and Fernblades (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 336° NNW
  • Oakwell Hall (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 347° NNW
  • Birkby Brow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 056° ENE
  • Spen Valley Bottoms (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 279° W
  • Ponderosa Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.9 mi, 188° S
  • Howley Hall; A 16Th Century Country House And Gardens (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 088° E · 5 ha
  • Artspace Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Smithy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Battle Of Adwalton Moor 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 2.5 mi, 349° N · 108 ha
  • Dewsbury Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 166° SSE · 8 ha
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 096° E
  • Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 159° SSE
  • Castle Hall Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 193° SSW
  • Anglian High Cross Fragment Known As Walton Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 255° WSW
  • Medieval Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 193° SSW
  • Cup and Saucer (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 330° NNW
  • Dewsbury Bus Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 181° S
  • New Cut Top (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 169° S
  • Morley Hole (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 050° NE
  • Greenwood Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 182° S
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 120° ESE
  • Dumb Steeple (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 228° SW
  • Fulneck Moravian Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 359° N
  • Mission Out (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 079° E

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About This White Lee Map Page

Explore White Lee, 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: 53.721227, -1.664541. 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.