Outwood West Yorkshire Map

About Outwood

Outwood, a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, exhales a gentle breath of the past. It lies 3.1 km north of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 0°T, OS grid SE 332 239), and is situated south of Lofthouse village. The fields surrounding Outwood hold a certain luminous quality in the late afternoon sun, a soft green that seems to absorb the very essence of the day. Though traces of its agricultural past remain etched into the land, Outwood now finds its character in the everyday lives of its inhabitants, a subtle hum of domesticity rather than grand pronouncements of history. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the soil that cradles its modest dwellings and the quiet paths that wind between them. It is a place where the sky feels vast and unhurried, a canvas for the changing moods of the Yorkshire weather.

About This Outwood Map Page

Explore Outwood, 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: 53.711306, -1.498008. 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.