Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Ackton, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ackton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Ackton |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.691394 |
| Longitude | -1.378307 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ackton, a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, unfolds its story with a gentle reserve. It lies 2.3 km north-west of Featherstone (from Featherstone: bearing 326°T, OS grid SE 411 218), and is situated east-north-east of Old Snydale village. The land around Ackton breathes a muted, fertile air, where fields of green stretch towards horizons softened by the distant hum of industry, a reminder of Yorkshire's enduring spirit. Though no grand abbey or castle marks its immediate landscape, the subtle undulations of the terrain whisper of ancient paths trod by generations, each furrow in the earth a silent testament to the agricultural toil that once defined this place. The light here, often a soft, diffused glow, seems to linger on the brickwork of modest homes, imbuing them with a quiet dignity. Ackton's character is not one of boisterous proclamation, but rather a steady, unassuming presence within the broader tapestry of the Wakefield district.
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Explore Ackton, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.691394, -1.378307. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |