Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Durkar, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Durkar 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 Durkar, 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 | Durkar |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.651607 |
| Longitude | -1.522243 |
| Place Type | Village |
Durkar retains a quiet, persistent character shaped by the shifting light that gathers over the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 1.5 miles east-south-east of Horbury (from Horbury: bearing 116°T, OS grid SE 316 173), and is situated east-north-east of Calder Grove village. Industrial memory lingers in the brickwork of older buildings, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of local enterprise defined the daily atmosphere. A short distance away, the still waters of Broad Cut mirror the pale, washed-out hues of the afternoon sky, offering a serene counterpoint to the busy thoroughfares nearby. During the autumn months, the air around Durkar takes on a sharp, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every stone and wall. Residents often look toward the expansive greenery of Pugneys Country Park, where the horizon broadens and the wind carries the faint, damp scent of the river. This proximity to water and open space lends Durkar a subtle, fluid identity, caught between the gravity of its Victorian heritage and the modern pace of the Wakefield district. Even as the shadows lengthen across the roads, a sense of grounded permanence remains, persistent as the turning of the seasons.
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Explore Durkar, 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: 53.651607, -1.522243. 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. |