Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Broomhill, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broomhill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Broomhill, 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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| Place | Broomhill |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.703361 |
| Longitude | -1.237375 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Broomhill bears the quiet, industrial legacy of the Wakefield district, where the earth holds the memory of generations who laboured in the shadow of the cooling towers and railway lines. It lies 0.5 miles south-south-east of Knottingley (from Knottingley: bearing 147°T, OS grid SE 504 232). The landscape here is defined by a low, persistent horizon, where the sky often appears vast and heavy against the flat, utilitarian lines of the local architecture. To the north-east, the tranquil waters of Bank Dole Junction catch the grey light of a Yorkshire afternoon, offering a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic passage of nearby trains. King’s Standard Hill rises slightly to the south-south-east, a modest elevation that provides a gentle vantage point over the patchwork of fields and reclaimed industrial plots. Broomhill maintains an understated character, marked by the pragmatic grit of a region that has long turned its hand to manufacturing and coal. The air carries a faint, cool dampness from the vicinity of Brotherton Marsh, where the reeds sway in a slow, hypnotic dance whenever the breeze gains strength. Through these thoroughfares and tracks, the identity of Broomhill remains anchored to the earth, grounded in a landscape that values function as much as the subtle, shifting beauty of the northern light.
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Explore Broomhill, 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: 53.703361, -1.237375. 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 | August 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. |