Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Woolgreaves, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woolgreaves 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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| Place | Woolgreaves |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.646804 |
| Longitude | -1.490907 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Woolgreaves occupies a quiet corner of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the land slopes gently toward the river valleys. It lies 2.6 miles south of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 173°T, OS grid SE 337 168), and is situated north-north-east of Newmillerdam village. The light here often catches the stone of the nearby Sandal Castle ruins, casting long, contemplative shadows across the fields as the sun dips behind the ridge. Residents of Woolgreaves walk paths that trace the edges of the terrain, occasionally crossing the cooling waters of Pugney's Drain as it winds its way northward. The geography is defined by a series of low rises and modest depressions, giving the horizon a rhythmic, rolling quality that feels entirely distinct from the busier urban centres to the north. A sense of permanence pervades the local thoroughfares, where the modern suburban architecture softens against the backdrop of ancient, established woodland. The proximity to the historic site of the Kettlethorpe Hall chapel provides a grounding anchor, reminding observers of a time when the surrounding fields were measured by the slow turn of the seasons. Woolgreaves remains a place of steady composure, where the movement of the clouds above the open spaces serves as the primary clock for the day.
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Explore Woolgreaves, 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: 53.646804, -1.490907. 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 | August 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. |