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Oakwood West Yorkshire Map

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

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Interactive Map of Oakwood, West Yorkshire

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

Latitude	53.823616
Longitude	-1.498809
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Oakwood

Oakwood presents a sturdy composure, marking the transition where the dense urbanity of Leeds yields to the verdant expanses of the north. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Leeds (from Leeds: bearing 53°T, OS grid SE 330 364), and is situated south-south-west of Shadwell village. The character of Oakwood is defined by the persistent light that catches the stone facades of its Edwardian villas, casting long, sharp shadows across the thoroughfares as evening approaches. A short distance to the north, the sprawling 222 hectares of Roundhay Park offer a vast, breathing lung of greenery that tempers the rigid lines of the suburban grid. Beneath the surface of the modern pavements, history endures in the quiet shadows of Gipton Wood, where the earth still holds the faint, sunken outlines of late prehistoric enclosed settlements. The presence of the Wyke Beck, which winds its way through the nearby landscape, serves as a cool, hidden artery that draws the eye toward the horizon. Oakwood remains a place of balanced proportions, where the domestic familiarity of red-brick architecture is punctuated by the sudden, expansive silence of ancient trees. Residents here walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, finding in the transition between the parklands and the streets a steady, composed rhythm of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlements In Gipton Wood, At The Southern End Of Oakwood Drive (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 294° WNW
Wyke Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 058° ENE
Roundhay Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.5 mi, 026° NNE · 222 ha
Waterloo Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 023° NNE
The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 280° W
Gledhow Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 292° WNW
Potternewton Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 255° WSW
Gipton Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 237° WSW
Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 006° N
Tropical World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.2 mi, 348° NNW
Roundhay Castle (Folly) (Castle) — 1.2 mi, 012° NNE
Thackray Medical Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 217° SW
The Gorge (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 017° NNE
Inkwell (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 273° W
Addyman Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 356° N
Carlton Gate (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 235° SW
Miles Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 274° W
First Direct Bank Arena (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 232° SW
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 264° W
Arthur Louis Aaron (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 221° SW
Leeds Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 219° SW
Northern Ballet (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 217° SW
Birkby Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 044° NE
Leeds City Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 232° SW
Royal Armouries (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 212° SSW
Royal Armouries Tilt Yard (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 210° SSW
Leeds Museums Discovery Centre (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 208° SSW
Sir Peter Fairbairn (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 237° WSW
M&S Company Archive: Marks in Time (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 246° WSW
Hyde Park Picture House (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 255° WSW

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