Kitson Hill: what to know before moving day
The Mirfield Free Grammar, on Kitson Hill Road, is one of the town's two secondary schools and dates its founding to 1667 and Richard Thorpe of Hopton. Old Bank Academy is on Taylor Hall Lane, and Kitson Hill Playing Fields are close by.
The housing is laid out in estate form: Northway, Southway, Eastway and Westway with Sunways and Moorlands Avenue, the Lady Heton streets, and the Priory closes. OpenStreetMap also marks London Park as a neighbourhood and Moor Top as a street, and Fox Royd Lane continues as a bridleway. If you live near the schools, a start after the morning school run may be easier.
How the van gets to Kitson Hill
The OSRM route avoids the town centre altogether: off the M62 onto Stocks Bank Road and then Kitson Hill Road, roughly 20 to 35 minutes from Bradford. Water Royd Lane and Taylor Hall Lane are the other roads into the area.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 20 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Kitson Hill
Stocks Bank.
Services for Kitson Hill
Each service below links to its Mirfield page, which covers how the job works in and around Mirfield.
Kitson Hill: questions before you book
Which schools are on Kitson Hill?
The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form, previously Mirfield High School, is on Kitson Hill Road, and Old Bank Academy is on Taylor Hall Lane. For a term-time move, say which school gate your street is near so the timing can be planned.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF14 9HA is in Mirfield ward and Mirfield parish, Kirklees
- The Mirfield Free Grammar (Wikipedia): secondary school, previously Mirfield High School, founded by Richard Thorpe of Hopton in 1667
- Mirfield (Wikipedia): two secondary schools, Mirfield Free Grammar and Castle Hall Academy
- OpenStreetMap map data: Kitson Hill Road, The Mirfield Free Grammar, Old Bank Academy (Taylor Hall Lane), Kitson Hill Playing Fields, Northway, Southway, Eastway, Westway, Sunways, Moorlands Avenue, Lady Heton streets, Priory closes, London Park, Moor Top, Fox Royd Lane, Water Royd Lane
- OSRM route estimate from Bradford city centre (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-28): M606, M62, Stocks Bank Road, Kitson Hill Road