Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Colton Common, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Colton Common 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.
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| Place | Colton Common |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.792356 |
| Longitude | -1.432253 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Colton Common marks a transition in the West Yorkshire landscape where the urban reach of Leeds softens into the quiet persistence of the countryside. It lies 1.8 miles west of Garforth (from Garforth: bearing 271°T, OS grid SE 374 330), and is situated north-west of Swillington Common village. The earth here holds the quiet weight of centuries, particularly where the ancient earthworks of the Length of Grim’s Ditch stretch eastward to define the horizon with an old, earthen authority. Light falls across the fields with a specific, pale clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows and the quiet lanes. A short distance away, the remnants of the shrunken medieval village of Colton offer a subtle reminder of how lives once gathered around the local soil, long before the modern expansion of the district. The terrain is defined by a slow, rhythmic roll of land that encourages a sense of stillness despite the proximity to busier transport arteries. Colton Common retains a character shaped by its evolution from agricultural origins into a suburban borderland, where the ghosts of medieval husbandry share space with contemporary dwellings. The air often carries a cool, damp quality that rises from the nearby ponds, grounding the landscape in a damp, verdant reality.
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Explore Colton Common, 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: 53.792356, -1.432253. 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. |