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Stanley West Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Stanley, West Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stanley, 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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PlaceStanley
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughWakefield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.710438
Longitude-1.477792
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Stanley

Stanley reflects the enduring character of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the echoes of industrial endeavour soften into a quiet, suburban rhythm. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 24°T, OS grid SE 345 239), and is situated south-west of Bottom Boat village. The terrain here holds a subtle, heavy grace, shaped by the passage of water and the long-departed weight of coal seams. To the north-north-west, the gentle rise of Canal Hill offers a vantage point over a countryside that has traded its soot for the reclamation of green pastures. The waters of Lee Moor Beck carve a persistent path through the local topography, acting as a silver thread connecting the modern housing to a deeper, geological past. A brief walk towards the south-east reveals the Stanley Ferry Aqueduct, a structure of iron and stone that remains a sturdy monument to the ingenuity of the canal age. Stanley maintains a balance between these heavy engineering legacies and the open sky that stretches wide above the rooftops. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the light settles upon the brickwork, revealing the honest, unadorned beauty of a place that simply continues its work day by day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Canal Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 341° NNW
  • Lee Moor Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 332° NNW
  • Everglow (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 192° SSW
  • Calder Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 132° SE
  • Stanley Ferry Aqueduct (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 130° SE
  • Birkwood Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 106° ESE
  • Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 257° WSW
  • Outwood Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 269° W
  • Henge On Birkwood Common (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 099° E · 1 ha
  • Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 303° WNW
  • Bottom Boat Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 071° ENE
  • Lingwell Gate Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 308° NW
  • Newland Preceptory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 126° SE · 4 ha
  • St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 211° SSW
  • Foxholes Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 076° ENE
  • Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 210° SSW
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 208° SSW
  • West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 195° SSW
  • Oulton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 017° NNE · 116 ha
  • Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 171° S
  • Rothwell Castle Ruins (Castle) — 2.7 mi, 356° N
  • Lemonroyd Old Lock (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Mission Out (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 298° WNW
  • Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 3.9 mi, 081° E
  • Middleton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Mickletown Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 059° ENE · 38 ha
  • BE1150 Dragline (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 257° WSW
  • Soothill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.8 mi, 275° W

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About This Stanley Map Page

Explore Stanley, 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: 53.710438, -1.477792. 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.