Gipton West Yorkshire Map

About Gipton

Gipton, a district of Leeds, bears the quiet hum of a suburban heart beating steadily. It lies 3.7 km east-north-east of Leeds (from Leeds: bearing 73°T, OS grid SE 332 349). Though its origins are rooted in the post-war expansion of the city, a sense of enduring community pervades its streets, where the light often falls with a gentle, diffused quality, softening the edges of the brickwork. The area is primarily residential, a landscape of neat gardens and communal green spaces, where the occasional mature oak tree stands as a sentinel, its branches reaching towards the sky with a patient grace. The local schools, centres of youthful energy and learning, form vital nodes within this residential tapestry. Gipton, in its unassuming way, offers a refuge, a place for daily life to unfold with a predictable, yet comforting, rhythm.

About This Gipton Map Page

Explore Gipton, 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: 53.810063, -1.496920. 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.