- Elevation
- 191 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport25 km
- MAN Manchester Airport48 km
About Midgley
Midgley is a village. Location: Hebden Royd, Calderdale. Elevation: 191 m.
Midgley () is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) east from Burnley and 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west-south-west, and Hebden Bridge 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west-north-west. The name Midgley derives from the Old English mycglēah meaning 'midge wood or clearing'.
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Climate of Midgley
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (127 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 124 | 90 | 96 | 77 | 70 | 81 | 72 | 90 | 96 | 113 | 121 | 127 |
How to get to Midgley
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Huddersfield, 15 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 25 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 48 kmsouthwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 74 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 15 kmsoutheast
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 15 kmnortheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 19 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 24 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 28 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Midgley
Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 1,240 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km152 places
- Beanlands Island Island 24 kmNE
- Hawksworth Island Island 24 kmN
- Hollingworth Lake Lake 16 kmSW
- Deer Hill Reservoir Lake 15 kmS
25–60 km684 places
- Great Britain Island 30 kmN
- The Island Island 60 kmN
- Bird Island Island 42 kmNW
- The Island Island 52 kmNE
60–100 km1,326 places
- High Moor Mountain 94 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 90 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 74 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sowerby Castle Hill Historic site, Calderdale3.3 km SE
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Crow Hill Mountain, Calderdale3.5 km S
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Hebden Water River, England3.7 km W
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Edge End Moor Mountain, Erringden5.3 km W
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Stoodley Pike Mountain, Todmorden5.8 km W
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Gallows Pole Hill Mountain, Ripponden6.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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