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Foulby West Yorkshire Map

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

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Place	Foulby
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.654726
Longitude	-1.398698
Place Type	Hamlet

About Foulby

Foulby retains a quiet composure, its character defined by the soft, enduring light that spills across the fields of the Wakefield district. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Featherstone (from Featherstone: bearing 230°T, OS grid SE 398 177), and is situated north-west of Wragby village. The horizon here is marked by the subtle elevation of Planetree Hill, a rise that catches the morning sun and casts long, contemplative shadows over the surrounding pasture. Water defines the local geography, with the Upper Lake resting a mere stone’s throw to the south-east, its surface often mirroring the pale, shifting clouds of the West Yorkshire sky. Historically, Foulby saw the birth of John Harrison, the pioneering horologist whose mastery of precision mechanisms changed the way the world navigates the seas. Today, the landscape retains a sense of agricultural patience, where the brickwork of nearby structures reflects the deep, earthy tones of the local clay. A walk towards the proximity of the Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi reveals a terrain shaped by past industry, now reclaimed by a slow, deliberate growth of wildflowers and grasses. This modest corner of England holds its history in the quiet alignment of its lanes and the steady, unhurried pulse of the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 147° SSE
Foulby Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 066° ENE
Middle Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 106° ESE
Planetree Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 099° E
Lower Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 084° E
Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 139° SE · 11 ha
Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 284° WNW
Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 352° N
Sharlston Green (Park) — 0.7 mi, 340° NNW
Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.7 mi, 096° E · 180 ha
Medieval Buildings At Nostell Priory Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 118° ESE
Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 348° NNW · 15 ha
Hardwick Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 085° E
Went Beck (River) — 1.8 mi, 067° ENE
Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 245° WSW · 105 ha
Hemsworth Marsh (Wetland) — 3.2 mi, 132° SE
Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 296° WNW
Sandal Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 274° W
Minos (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 291° WNW
Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 246° WSW
West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 294° WNW
Applehaigh Clough (Valley) — 4.5 mi, 222° SW
Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 4.5 mi, 008° N
Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 294° WNW
Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 295° WNW
Pontefract Castle (Castle) — 4.8 mi, 054° NE
St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 298° WNW
Seckar Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.9 mi, 244° WSW · 48 ha
Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 307° NW
South Kirkby Marsh (Wetland) — 5.2 mi, 136° SE

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