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Whitwood West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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Place	Whitwood
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.713869
Longitude	-1.386264
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Whitwood

Whitwood holds the steady, industrial gravity of a landscape shaped by coal and the relentless turn of the mechanical age. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 51°T, OS grid SE 406 243). The low-slung horizon reflects a history of deep-earth extraction, where the heavy, grey skies of West Yorkshire often press down upon the rooftops. A quiet moisture rises from Willowbridge Beck, tracing a silver path through the terrain as it flows just a short distance to the north-west. To the north-east, the elevation of Lumley Hill offers a vantage point over the shifting patterns of the suburban sprawl that defines Whitwood. The local light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the sharp angles of modern brickwork against the older, soot-stained foundations of its past. These streets carry the echoes of a workforce that once laboured in the dark seams, though the current rhythm is one of commuters and the quiet maintenance of domestic life. Residents find a rare, soft stillness in the evenings when the wind dies down and the distant hum of the modern road network fades into the cooling air.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Willowbridge Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 312° NW
Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 0.4 mi, 017° NNE
Fairies Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 307° NW
Lumley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 041° NE
Gilcar Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 261° W
Betty's Garden (Park) — 0.8 mi, 085° E
Fairies Hill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 294° WNW
Haw Hill Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 230° SW
The Oxbow Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 028° NNE
Roman Bath House, Castleford (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 055° NE
Castleford Forum Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 059° ENE
Foxholes Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 277° W
Mickletown Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 357° N · 38 ha
Henge On Birkwood Common (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 259° W · 1 ha
Lemonroyd Old Lock (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 329° NNW
Newland Preceptory (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 245° WSW · 4 ha
BE1150 Dragline (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 351° N
Wooden Faces (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 106° ESE
Fairburn And Newton Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 058° ENE · 174 ha
Pontefract Castle (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 111° ESE
Swillington Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 110° ESE
Oulton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 305° NW · 116 ha
Horselock Dale (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 043° NE
Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.2 mi, 177° S · 180 ha
Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 256° WSW
Rothwell Castle Ruins (Castle) — 4.6 mi, 303° WNW
Hundred Acre Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.9 mi, 039° NE
Ledston Hall And Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.9 mi, 033° NNE · 197 ha
Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 264° W
West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 241° WSW

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