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Alwoodley West Yorkshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alwoodley, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceAlwoodley
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughLeeds
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.851692
Longitude-1.540855
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Alwoodley

Alwoodley rises as a verdant expanse on the northern fringe of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the incline of the earth yields to a quiet, suburban dignity. It lies 3.5 miles north of Leeds (from Leeds: bearing 6°T, OS grid SE 303 395), and is situated west of Shadwell village. The character of Alwoodley is defined by its spacious residential avenues that catch the low, slanted light of an autumn afternoon, casting long shadows across the manicured verges. To the north, the vast, shimmering expanse of Eccup Reservoir SSSI provides a sanctuary for wildfowl, its waters reflecting the shifting moods of the Yorkshire sky. Residents often traverse the nearby grounds of the Heath Nursery, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and budding greenery, grounding the neighbourhood in a rhythm of seasonal change. Further west, the ancient, weathered markings of the rock carved human figure near King Lane Farm hint at a deeper, silent history that predates the modern brickwork. These surroundings offer a deliberate pause in the suburban pace, allowing the geography to breathe between the orderly rows of homes. Alwoodley maintains this balance between the structured precision of its streets and the expansive, untamed character of the surrounding moorland edges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Heath Nursery (Park) — 0.3 mi, 335° NNW
  • Moortown Service Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 103° ESE
  • Moortown Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 132° SE
  • Tunnel How Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 215° SW
  • Wigton Moor Marker (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 045° NE
  • Rock Carved Human Figure 570M South Of King Lane Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • Eccup Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 354° N · 116 ha
  • Harewood House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.4 mi, 021° NNE · 610 ha
  • Eller-car-nook Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 339° NNW
  • Addyman Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 098° E
  • York Gate Gardens (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 284° WNW
  • Meanwood Beck (River) — 1.7 mi, 236° SW
  • Tropical World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.7 mi, 118° ESE
  • York Gate Garden (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 284° WNW
  • Adel Roman Fort And Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 301° WNW · 9 ha
  • Miles Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 196° SSW
  • Inkwell (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 172° S
  • Roman Doric Style Column (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 230° SW
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 154° SSE
  • Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 113° ESE
  • Roundhay Castle (Folly) (Castle) — 2.1 mi, 110° ESE
  • The Gorge (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • Archimedes Spiral (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 193° SSW
  • Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Carved Rock Known As The Grey Stone In Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370M South East Of New Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 021° NNE
  • Cottage Road Cinema (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 224° SW
  • Stub House Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 005° N
  • Breary Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 298° WNW · 10 ha
  • Bear Pit (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 209° SSW
  • Yorkshire Cricket Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 215° SW

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About This Alwoodley Map Page

Explore Alwoodley, 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: 53.851692, -1.540855. 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 builtSeptember 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.