Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Snow Hill, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Snow 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.
| Place | Snow Hill |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.698681 |
| Longitude | -1.516364 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Snow Hill, a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, offers a serene landscape. It lies 2.1 km north-west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 324°T, OS grid SE 320 225). The air here often carries the faint scent of damp earth, a reminder of the fertile plains that stretch outwards, kissed by the pale Yorkshire sun. The dwellings of Snow Hill, a pleasing mixture of older stone cottages and more recent builds, present a gentle, ordered façade to the world. The local character is one of quiet industry and neighbourly regard, a reflection perhaps of the agricultural heritage that still subtly shapes the surrounding fields. A sense of enduring calm pervades Snow Hill, a place where the passage of days feels measured and unhurried, like the slow flow of the nearby River Calder.
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Explore Snow 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: 53.698681, -1.516364. 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 | June 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. |