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Old Snydale West Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Old Snydale, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Snydale 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.

Interactive Map of Old Snydale, West Yorkshire

How to Use This Old Snydale, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Old Snydale, 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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PlaceOld Snydale
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughWakefield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.688435
Longitude-1.393841
Place TypeVillage

About Old Snydale

Old Snydale emerges from the low, rolling limestone ridges of West Yorkshire as a place defined by the quiet accumulation of earth and industry. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 132°T, OS grid SE 401 215), and is situated west-south-west of Ackton village. The land here slopes gently toward the north-east, where the modest flow of Sewerbridge Beck marks the boundary between stillness and the persistent movement of water. To the south-west, the rise of Mill Hill acts as a silent sentry, observing the transition from the heavy, coal-blackened history of the district to the greener, quieter fields of the present. Old Snydale retains an austere, utilitarian character, where the architecture of farmstead and cottage sits firmly upon the grit. The light in the afternoon often catches the slate roofs, turning the grey stone into a sharp, silver contrast against the deepening shadows of the hedgerows. Through the seasons, the wind carries the scent of damp soil and the memory of the deep, subterranean work that once shaped the livelihoods of everyone living here. This landscape offers a stark, unadorned beauty that rewards a slow walk along the narrow, winding lanes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sewerbridge Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 228° SW
  • Wain Dike Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 001° N
  • Haw Hill Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 196° SSW · 15 ha
  • Featherstone Memorial Gardens (Park) — 1.6 mi, 112° ESE
  • Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 190° S
  • Marshall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 258° WSW
  • Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 2.1 mi, 011° N
  • Fairies Hill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 347° NNW
  • Lower Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 172° S
  • Newland Preceptory (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 286° WNW · 4 ha
  • Middle Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 176° S
  • Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 168° SSE · 180 ha
  • Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 176° S · 11 ha
  • Castleford Forum Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 034° NE
  • Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Mickletown Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 003° N · 38 ha
  • Pontefract Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 082° E
  • Swillington Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 082° E
  • Wooden Faces (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 078° ENE
  • Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.9 mi, 214° SSW · 105 ha
  • West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 261° W
  • Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 279° W
  • St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 269° W
  • Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 266° W
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 264° W
  • BE1150 Dragline (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 359° N
  • Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 285° WNW
  • Hemsworth Marsh (Wetland) — 5.0 mi, 154° SSE

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About This Old Snydale Map Page

Explore Old Snydale, 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: 53.688435, -1.393841. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.