Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore South Elmsall, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Elmsall 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 South Elmsall, 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 | South Elmsall |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.594438 |
| Longitude | -1.288306 |
| Place Type | Town |
Coal dust and the memory of deep-seam labour cling to the low horizons of South Elmsall, where the earth once surrendered its riches to the fire of the industrial age. It lies 1.3 miles east of South Kirkby (from South Kirkby: bearing 88°T, OS grid SE 472 111), and is situated south-south-west of North Elmsall village. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, hard-won utility, though the nearby Frickley Beck still cuts a quiet, silver path through the periphery, offering a fragile contrast to the heavy machinery of its past. While the pits have long since closed, the economy has shifted toward logistics and retail, leaving the residents to navigate a transformation that echoes the persistent, grey light of a Yorkshire winter. Rugby league remains the marrow in the bones of the local character, with the Frickley Athletic Football Club serving as a stubborn heart for the collective spirit. The proximity of South Elmsall Common provides a rare, open lung for the inhabitants, where the wind carries the scent of damp grass and the distant, muffled pulse of the modern world. Figures like the celebrated singer Jane McDonald have carried the cadence of these streets into the wider public consciousness, lending a familiar warmth to the local identity. Beyond the residential rows, the geological curiosity of the South Elmsall Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient, fossilised skeleton of the region, grounding the present in a profound and silent deep time.
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Explore South Elmsall, 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: 53.594438, -1.288306. 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. |