Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Shepherd Hill, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shepherd Hill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shepherd Hill, 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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| Place | Shepherd Hill |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.684941 |
| Longitude | -1.561475 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Shepherd Hill rises as a modest crest of earth above the industrial sediment of the Wakefield district. It lies 0.8 miles east-north-east of Ossett (from Ossett: bearing 67°T, OS grid SE 290 210). The landscape here holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the steady, persistent runoff that feeds the nearby Bushy Beck. To the north, the elevation of Lodge Hill interrupts the skyline, offering a vantage point where the light catches the brickwork of older terraces in the late afternoon. Shepherd Hill maintains a character defined by the intersection of suburban domesticity and the lingering memory of West Yorkshire’s coal-hewn past. The ground beneath these homes retains a subtle, rhythmic slope that directs the eye toward the wider valley floors. Residents navigate a terrain that feels both enclosed by its history and open to the changing weather systems rolling in from the Pennines. It is a place where the modern sprawl meets the stubborn, unyielding contours of the original moorland edge.
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Explore Shepherd Hill, 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: 53.684941, -1.561475. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |