Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Wooldale, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wooldale 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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| Place | Wooldale |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.575911 |
| Longitude | -1.770077 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wooldale emerges from the steep, terraced hillsides of the Holme Valley as a collection of gritstone dwellings that hold the grey light of the Pennines with a quiet, stubborn grace. It lies 0.8 miles east-north-east of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 61°T, OS grid SE 153 088), and is situated south-east of Town End village. The architecture here tells of a time when the clatter of handlooms defined the morning, with narrow, winding streets that seem to press against the hillside as if seeking shelter from the biting moorland gusts. Below the stone-walled perimeters, the New Mill Dike flows with a persistent, cold clarity, carving its path through the landscape with an indifference that has outlasted the local textile mills. To the east, the rising slopes of Sude Hill loom over the rooftops, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the valley floor as the sun dips behind the ridge. Wooldale maintains a distinct character, far removed from the televised nostalgia of nearby attractions, preferring the honest weight of its own weathered masonry. The air carries a sharp, metallic tang of damp earth and slate, a reminder of the proximity to the high, open country where the sky feels vast and unsparing. Here, the transition from industrial ambition to domestic stillness is marked by the moss that creeps slowly across the drystone walls, reclaiming the edges of the gardens in a patient, verdant slow-motion.
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Explore Wooldale, 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: 53.575911, -1.770077. 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. |