Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Garforth, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Garforth 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garforth, 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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| Place | Garforth |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.792122 |
| Longitude | -1.388310 |
| Place Type | Town |
Garforth gathers the grey light of West Yorkshire across its open, industrious plains where the ghosts of coal seams once dictated the rhythm of the working day. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Rothwell (from Rothwell: bearing 50°T, OS grid SE 403 330), and is situated east-north-east of Swillington Common village. The landscape holds the heavy, metallic silence of the former Barnbow filling factory, a site where history remains buried under the quiet soil of industry. Modern commerce now pulses through the railway arteries that connect the district to the wider world, replacing the deep, dark wealth of the pits. Beneath the expansive sky, the terrain rises toward the limestone ridges of Roach Hill, where the air tastes sharper and the horizon feels untethered from the suburban sprawl. Garforth carries a quiet pride in its local football club, Garforth Town A.F.C., which once drew global attention for its bold, unconventional signings and vivid, neon-striped kits. The nearby woodland of Parlington Hollins offers a sanctuary of shifting shadows, where the canopy filters the sun into pale, flickering coins upon the forest floor. Former England footballer Danny Rose grew up amidst these streets, his early pace sharpened on local pitches before he reached the bright, high-stakes arenas of the Premier League. The community spirit endures in the steady, rhythmic gathering of residents who find beauty in the unremarkable corners of their daily commute. Here, the legacy of the past does not haunt but instead informs the persistent, pragmatic pulse of a place that is always looking toward the next horizon.
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Explore Garforth, 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: 53.792122, -1.388310. 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 | September 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. |