Upper Denby

Upper Denby is a locality in Kirkburton, Kirklees, England. Upper Denby is situated nearby to the hamlet Briestfield, as well as near the village Grange Moor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Coal Mining Museum for England and Ravensthorpe railway station.

National Coal Mining Museum for England

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National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.

Ravensthorpe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

Ravensthorpe railway station served the Ravensthorpe suburb of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Huddersfield line between Leeds and Manchester, 8 miles north-east of Huddersfield. Ravensthorpe railway station is situated 2 miles north of Upper Denby.

St Luke

Church

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Luke is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Briestfield and Grange Moor.

Briestfield

Hamlet

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Briestfield is a hamlet south of Dewsbury, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. It formed part of the township of Whitley Lower in the ancient parish of Thornhill.

Grange Moor

Village

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Grange Moor is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In 2019, it had an estimated population of 1,101.

Flockton

Village

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Flockton is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In 2020, the population of Flockton and Flockton Green was estimated to be 2,107.

Upper Denby

Type: Locality
Location: Kirkburton, Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.64439° or 53° 38′ 40″ north

Longitude

-1.64373° or 1° 38′ 37″ west

Elevation

528 feet (161 metres)

Open location code

9C5WJ9V4+QG

GeoNames ID

13282235

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