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Swinnow West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceSwinnow
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughLeeds
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.808612
Longitude-1.650025
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Swinnow

Swinnow rises as a modest residential expanse atop the high ground of West Yorkshire, shaped by the persistent legacy of its industrialised surroundings. It lies 1.0 miles north-north-east of Pudsey (from Pudsey: bearing 33°T, OS grid SE 231 347). The local landscape retains a quiet industriousness, where the brickwork of mid-century housing meets the cooling air drifting up from the nearby Farsley Beck Bottom. Residents of Swinnow often find a sense of relief in the short walk to Stanningley Park, where the mature trees offer a sturdy contrast to the grid of suburban streets. To the east, the rising earth of Beecroft Hill provides a vantage point from which the sprawling grey slate roofs of the district appear to catch the fading afternoon light. The proximity of the Leeds - Liverpool Canal Sssi further east acts as a green artery, reminding those who live here of the deeper, older connections to the waterborne trade that once defined the northern counties. There is a distinct, unadorned honesty in how the buildings cling to the slope, reflecting a history rooted in the quiet endurance of the working people of Leeds. Every street corner seems to hold a pale, utilitarian dignity, resisting the urge to be anything other than a functional, sturdy place to inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stanningley Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 319° NW
  • Beecroft Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 069° ENE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 317° NW
  • Albion Works (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 258° WSW
  • Farsley Beck Bottom (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 308° NW
  • Coal Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 329° NNW
  • Westroyd Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 265° W
  • Leeds - Liverpool Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 052° NE · 17 ha
  • Bagley Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 347° NNW
  • Pudsey Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.1 mi, 218° SW · 4 ha
  • Owlcotes Deserted Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 248° WSW · 1 ha
  • Bramley Henge (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 080° E
  • Cow Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 034° NE
  • Gritstone Pillar With Three Cup Marks In The North Pavement Of The A65 At Horsforth, 440M South East Of The Roundabout At Low Fold (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 008° N
  • Abbey Mill Race (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 035° NE
  • Fulneck Moravian Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 200° SSW
  • Vesper Gate (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 057° ENE
  • Kirkstall Abbey Guest House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 063° ENE
  • Kirkstall Abbey And Precinct Including A Prehistoric Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 064° ENE · 18 ha
  • Abbey House Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 062° ENE
  • Horsforth Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 008° N
  • Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 065° ENE
  • Kirkstall Goit (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 078° ENE
  • Armley House (Gott'S Park) (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 099° E · 29 ha
  • Interplay (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 108° ESE
  • Queen Victoria Commemoration Monument (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 060° ENE
  • Leeds Industrial Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 098° E
  • Yorkshire Cricket Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 078° ENE
  • St. Chad's War Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 064° ENE
  • Bear Pit (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 081° E

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About This Swinnow Map Page

Explore Swinnow, 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: 53.808612, -1.650025. 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.