Overthorpe, Dewsbury

#11 among attractions in Dewsbury

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Overthorpe is a neighbourhood in Thornhill near Dewsbury in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically, it is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ()

Coordinates: 53°39'45"N, 1°37'51"W

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Dewsbury SouthDewsbury United Kingdom

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Overthorpe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Town Hall, Mount Pleasant, Batley Town Hall, St Peter and St Leonard's Church.

2.4 miNE
Architecture, City hall
Town Hall, Ossett
61 min walk • Ossett Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ossett, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ossett Borough Council is a grade II listed building.
3.1 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Mount Pleasant, Batley
79 min walk • Mount Pleasant stadium, officially known for commercial sponsorship purposes as Fox's Biscuits Stadium, is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Batley Bulldogs. The Mount Pleasant pitch is sloped and is on a hill overlooking Batley.
3.6 miN
City hall
Batley Town Hall, Batley
91 min walk • Batley Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.1 miE
Church, Georgian architecture
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury
80 min walk • St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Wakefield deanery in the archdeaconry of Pontefract, diocese of Wakefield and commonly known as St Peter's.
2 miN
Playground, Park
Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury
51 min walk • Crow Nest Park is a Green Flag awarded public park located in the Dewsbury Moor area of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in 1893, the park originated on the grounds on a country house estate dating from the 16th century. It was created to bring a feel of the countryside into what was a heavily industrial area.
1.4 miS
Industrial museum with underground tours
National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
36 min walk • The 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.
1.9 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
Dewsbury Minster, Dewsbury
48 min walk • Dewsbury Minster or All Saints' Church is the minster church of Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It dates from the 13th century and was rebuilt in 1895. It is situated on Vicarage Road and Church Street in the centre of the town. It became a minster church in 1994. In 1949 it became a Grade II* listed church.
1.8 miNW
Museum
Dewsbury Bus Museum, Dewsbury
47 min walk • The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust, a registered charity, and is run entirely by volunteer effort.
1.3 miN
Mosque
Markazi Masjid, Dewsbury
33 min walk • The Markazi Masjid, also known as the Dewsbury Markaz or Dar ul Ulum, is a mosque in the Savile Town area of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. With a maximum capacity of 4,000, it is one of the largest mosques in Europe.
3.8 miSW
Tower
Emley Moor
97 min walk • The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile west of the village centre of Emley, in Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England.
1.9 miN
Library, City hall
Dewsbury Library, Dewsbury
49 min walk • Dewsbury Town Hall is a Victorian town hall that stands in front of the old marketplace in the centre of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

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How to get to Overthorpe by public transport?

The nearest stations to Overthorpe:

Train

Ravensthorpe (35 min walk)