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Belle Isle West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Belle Isle, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Belle Isle 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.

Interactive Map of Belle Isle, West Yorkshire

How to Use This Belle Isle, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Belle Isle, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBelle Isle
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughWakefield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.669485
Longitude-1.489786
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Belle Isle

Belle Isle commands a modest elevation within the Wakefield district, maintaining a character defined by the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its residential streets. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 161°T, OS grid SE 338 193). The local topography slopes gently toward the water, where the stillness of the Old Cut mirrors the grey, diffuse light common to this corner of West Yorkshire. Residents often walk toward the nearby Wakefield Bridge, a structure that carries the weight of centuries in its weathered stone arches and suggests a connection to the deeper, older rhythm of the river. Belle Isle retains a quiet focus, undisturbed by the transit of commuters who pass by on their way to the city centre. To the south, the terrain rises toward the prominence of Castle Hill, providing a firm boundary that keeps the horizon contained and intimate. The atmosphere here is marked by a certain reticence, favouring the privacy of back gardens over the bustling public displays of more central districts. Even on overcast afternoons, the air carries a crisp, industrial clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the brickwork and the surrounding greenery.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fall Ings Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Minos (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 356° N
  • Castle Grove Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 155° SSE
  • Old Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 029° NNE
  • Wakefield Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 008° N
  • Holmfield Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 283° WNW
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 180° S
  • Lowe Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 289° WNW · 1 ha
  • Sandal Castle (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 183° S
  • West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 354° N
  • Park Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 023° NNE
  • Thornes Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.8 mi, 285° WNW · 60 ha
  • Sandal Castle: Motte And Bailey Castle And Shell Keep Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 178° S · 3 ha
  • Chald Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 312° NW
  • Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 066° ENE
  • Westgate Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 315° NW
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 329° NNW
  • Bob (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 237° WSW
  • Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 330° NNW
  • St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 338° NNW
  • Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 355° N
  • Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 346° NNW
  • Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 180° S
  • Seckar Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 193° SSW · 48 ha
  • The Clough (Valley) — 3.4 mi, 214° SSW
  • Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 110° ESE · 11 ha
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 294° WNW
  • Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.6 mi, 104° ESE · 180 ha
  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 220° SW

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About This Belle Isle Map Page

Explore Belle Isle, 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: 53.669485, -1.489786. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.