Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Flanshaw, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Flanshaw 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 Flanshaw, 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 | Flanshaw |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.683514 |
| Longitude | -1.526606 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Flanshaw maintains a steady, industrious pulse along the western fringes of the urban sprawl. It lies 1.2 miles west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 269°T, OS grid SE 313 208). Iron-grey stone and brickwork define the rows of dwellings here, standing as quiet witnesses to the rhythmic shift from coal-hewn industry to modern suburban life. The land carries a slight, persistent tilt toward the low-lying basins where the water gathers. To the north-northwest, the Alverthorpe Beck traces a narrow, cooling path through the landscape, its movement a constant, hushed companion to the nearby streets. Flanshaw embraces this proximity to the water, where the light often catches the reeds in a pale, silver shimmer before fading into the dusk. Nearby, the open expanse of Alverthorpe Meadows offers a reprieve from the tarmac, where the grass grows thick and unbothered by the passing of the hours. These corridors of green and blue provide a necessary breath for the surrounding houses, grounding the modern day in the ancient, slow geology of the valley.
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Explore Flanshaw, 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: 53.683514, -1.526606. 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. |