Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore The Oval, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Oval 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 | The Oval |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.808458 |
| Longitude | -1.466507 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Oval breathes a quiet existence in West Yorkshire, a place where the sky seems to lean in a little closer. It lies 5.4 km west-north-west of Garforth (from Garforth: bearing 290°T, OS grid SE 352 348), and is situated south-west of Scholes village. Fields, etched with the patient lines of cultivation, unfurl towards the horizon, catching the afternoon sun in a wash of muted gold. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hedgerows, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity. A scattering of red-tiled roofs forms a gentle punctuation mark against the green expanse, hinting at the lives lived in quiet continuity. The very stones of its older buildings seem to absorb the pale, diffused Yorkshire light, lending them a soft, enduring glow. The Oval, in its unassuming way, offers a sense of rootedness, a peaceful anchor in the flow of days.
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Explore The Oval, 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: 53.808458, -1.466507. 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. |