Woodthorpe West Yorkshire Map

About Woodthorpe

Sunlight, softened by the West Yorkshire air, often finds a quiet beauty in Woodthorpe. It lies 4.1 km south-south-east of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 164°T, OS grid SE 344 170), and is situated west of Walton village. The landscape around Woodthorpe unfolds with a gentle, unassuming grace, where fields, often a rich, earthy brown after the plough, meet the soft contours of the land. Here and there, the sturdy brickwork of older farmsteads punctuates the green, hinting at generations who have worked this soil, their lives as much a part of the place as the ancient hedgerows. The air, particularly on a still afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of distant cut grass and the quiet hum of unseen life. Woodthorpe, in its peaceful existence, offers a sense of enduring rootedness.

About This Woodthorpe Map Page

Explore Woodthorpe, 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: 53.648764, -1.480733. 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.