Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore West Bretton, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Bretton 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 | West Bretton |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.618951 |
| Longitude | -1.566936 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Bretton, a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, unfolds with a gentle grace. It lies 4.7 km south of Horbury (from Horbury: bearing 189°T, OS grid SE 287 136), and is situated south-east of Midgley village. The landscape here breathes a soft, verdant air, a subtle mosaic of fields that gather the pale Yorkshire light. Ancient hedgerows, thick with the passage of seasons, trace the contours of the land, hinting at a quiet, enduring continuity. In the heart of West Bretton, a village green, a patch of worn emerald, offers a place for contemplation, where the whispers of wind through oak leaves might carry tales of generations past. The nearby landscape, part of the wider West Yorkshire tapestry, invites exploration, its subtle undulations and distant tree lines a constant, muted invitation.
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Explore West Bretton, 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: 53.618951, -1.566936. 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. |