Holmfield West Yorkshire Map

About Holmfield

Holmfield lies within the Wakefield district, a place where the Yorkshire landscape unfolds with a certain quiet dignity. It lies 2.9 km north-north-east of Pontefract (from Pontefract: bearing 22°T, OS grid SE 467 246), and is situated west-north-west of Ferrybridge village. The fields surrounding Holmfield often exhibit a particular quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, when the sun casts long shadows that lend a subtle grandeur to the rolling terrain. This area, once perhaps more industrially inclined, now carries the gentle hum of modern life, with its lanes winding through a patchwork of agricultural land. The air here can carry the faint, earthy scent of the soil, mingling with the distant promise of open country. Holmfield, then, presents itself as a settlement content with its own particular character, a discreet corner of West Yorkshire.

About This Holmfield Map Page

Explore Holmfield, 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: 53.716258, -1.292965. 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.