It is situated on a high moorland plateau between Slaithwaite and Wholestone Moors in the South Pennines.

After closing in 1992,[1] the chapel, Sunday school and an adjoining late-19th century warehouse were converted into housing and are Grade II listed buildings.

[2] The Huddersfield to Rochdale turnpike road of 1806, the A640 passes over Pole Moor where there was an inn, the Royal George, and where several pack horse routes crossed, including one from Halifax to Marsden and on to Lancashire.

Moorside Edge medium wave radio transmitter's antenna are located at 340 metres (1,120 ft) OD on the moor.

[citation needed] The Nont Sarah Hotel is being refurbished as a community hub.