(Suburban Area near Holmfield)
Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore New Town, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Town 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 New Town, 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 | New Town |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.706147 |
| Longitude | -1.308450 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
New Town, a quiet suburban expanse within the Wakefield district, unfolds with a gentle, unassuming presence. It lies 1.5 km north of Pontefract (from Pontefract: bearing 3°T, OS grid SE 457 235), and is situated south-west of Holmfield village. The landscape here possesses a subtle grace, where the cultivated fields, often a rich, dark loam under the West Yorkshire sky, meet the more ordered lines of residential streets. One might notice, on a clear afternoon, how the sunlight slants across the rooftops, lending a momentary, almost ethereal glow to the brickwork and slate tiles, a fleeting beauty in the everyday. The air, especially after a spring shower, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a testament to the surrounding agricultural heartland that underpins New Town's existence. Though not marked by grand historical monuments, a deeper sense of continuity can be felt in the well-tended gardens, each a miniature testament to the enduring human desire for order and beauty amidst the broader sweep of time.
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Explore New Town, 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: 53.706147, -1.308450. 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. |