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Brooks Bank West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Brooks Bank, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brooks Bank, 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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PlaceBrooks Bank
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughWakefield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.680017
Longitude-1.510718
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Brooks Bank

Brooks Bank emerges from the modest folds of the West Yorkshire landscape as a quiet junction of domestic streets and lingering industrial echoes. It lies 0.6 miles west-south-west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 244°T, OS grid SE 324 205). The terrain here bows towards the water, where Westgate Beck flows with a persistent, low-voiced urgency just to the east. These cool currents define the perimeter, carving a boundary that separates the homes of Brooks Bank from the more expansive civic bustle of the nearby centre. Beyond the immediate rooftops, the proximity of the Lowe Hill Motte and Bailey Castle reminds the observer of a deeper, earth-wrought history that remains present in the very slope of the ground. Light catches the brickwork of older dwellings, suggesting a time when the rhythm of the district was dictated by the soot and iron of the Victorian age. Today, the atmosphere remains steady, grounded by the quiet passage of commuters and the muted vitality of a place that values its own understated character. Residents navigate these lanes knowing that the wider offerings of the region are mere minutes away, yet they remain tethered to the specific, unassuming texture of their own local streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Westgate Beck (River) — 0.1 mi, 088° E
  • Chald Beck (River) — 0.2 mi, 123° ESE
  • Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 066° ENE
  • Balne Lane Fields (Park) — 0.5 mi, 357° N
  • Coronation Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 051° NE
  • Lowe Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 156° SSE · 1 ha
  • Amazonian Caiman God (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 072° ENE
  • St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 037° NE
  • West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 092° E
  • Wakefield Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 105° ESE
  • Old Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 106° ESE
  • Park Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 088° E
  • Fall Ings Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 113° ESE
  • Thornes Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 193° SSW
  • Snow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 354° N
  • Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 030° NNE
  • Sandal Castle: Motte And Bailey Castle And Shell Keep Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 149° SSE · 3 ha
  • Sandal Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 151° SSE
  • Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 101° E
  • Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 007° N
  • Holme Leas Clough (Valley) — 3.3 mi, 280° W
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 289° WNW
  • Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 136° SE · 105 ha
  • Seckar Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 178° S · 48 ha
  • Mission Out (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 335° NNW
  • Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Woolley Edge (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 196° SSW
  • Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 226° SW · 18 ha

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About This Brooks Bank Map Page

Explore Brooks Bank, 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: 53.680017, -1.510718. 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.