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West Hardwick West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceWest Hardwick
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughWakefield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.660571
Longitude-1.369318
Place TypeHamlet

About West Hardwick

West Hardwick anchors a quiet corner of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the land flattens into an unassuming expanse of fields and hedgerows. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-west of Featherstone (from Featherstone: bearing 203°T, OS grid SE 417 184). The pale, northern light here often catches the silver surface of Hardwick Beck as it winds its way just south of the dwellings, tracing a path through the low-lying fields. This watercourse serves as a subtle artery for the local earth, drawing the eye toward the wider, more verdant horizons of the surrounding countryside. A short distance away, the extensive grounds of Nostell Priory offer a sprawling 180-hectare backdrop, lending a sense of historical permanence to the immediate vicinity. The architecture of West Hardwick itself remains modest, reflecting a functional pragmatism that has long defined the lives of those working this soil. Throughout the changing seasons, the air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity that highlights the sharp lines of the local topography. Such stillness encourages a slow observation of the terrain, where the boundary between the cultivated garden and the wilder meadow seems perpetually blurred.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hardwick Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 180° S
  • Went Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 058° ENE
  • Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.7 mi, 227° SW · 180 ha
  • Lower Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 243° WSW
  • Foulby Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 253° WSW
  • Planetree Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 236° SW
  • Medieval Buildings At Nostell Priory Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
  • Purston Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 050° NE
  • Middle Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 239° WSW
  • Constitution Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 142° SE
  • Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 224° SW · 11 ha
  • Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 236° SW
  • Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 280° W
  • Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 291° WNW · 15 ha
  • Hemsworth Marsh (Wetland) — 2.8 mi, 156° SSE
  • Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 247° WSW · 105 ha
  • Pontefract Castle (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 048° NE
  • Swillington Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 047° NE
  • St Clement's Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 048° NE
  • Wentbridge Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 094° E · 2 ha
  • Wooden Faces (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 4.1 mi, 352° N
  • Thorp Marsh (Wetland) — 4.2 mi, 102° ESE
  • Castleford Forum Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 009° N
  • Long Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.0 mi, 083° E
  • Addey Bottoms (Valley) — 5.2 mi, 181° S
  • West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 285° WNW
  • Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 247° WSW
  • Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 297° WNW
  • Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 286° WNW

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About This West Hardwick Map Page

Explore West Hardwick, 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: 53.660571, -1.369318. 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.