Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wrenthorpe 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 | Wrenthorpe |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.700073 |
| Longitude | -1.529540 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Wrenthorpe, a place of quiet diligence, unfolds its character across the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 2.8 km north-west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 311°T, OS grid SE 311 227), and is situated east of Kirkhamgate village. The land here, gently sloping, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that softens the edges of its brick-built dwellings and suburban streets, casting long, comforting shadows. Once, the air here might have carried the scent of industry, but now, the prevailing fragrance is of well-tended gardens and the distant, sweet breath of fields. The rhythm of Wrenthorpe is one of steady progress, a place where the day's work often gives way to the quiet hum of domestic life, and the distant church bells mark the passage of hours with a measured, dependable toll.
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Explore Wrenthorpe, 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: 53.700073, -1.529540. 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. |