Swain Green West Yorkshire Map

About Swain Green

Swain Green rests gently on the eastern fringe of West Yorkshire. It lies 2.4 km east of Bradford (from Bradford: bearing 97°T, OS grid SE 186 324). The land here, a muted palette of greens and browns under the often-brooding Yorkshire sky, bears the quiet imprint of its agricultural past, though now largely a residential suburb. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant industry, can sometimes hold a surprising clarity, revealing the distant outlines of the Pennines. The houses of Swain Green, a mix of Victorian terraces and more modern builds, present a solid, unassuming face to the world, their brickwork absorbing the soft, diffused light that filters through the often-clouded heavens. It is a place where the day's unfolding feels less like a dramatic pronouncement and more like a steady, measured breath.

About This Swain Green Map Page

Explore Swain Green, 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: 53.788157, -1.718983. 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.