Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Wentbridge, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wentbridge 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.
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| Place | Wentbridge |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.650030 |
| Longitude | -1.262756 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wentbridge emerges from the limestone terrain of West Yorkshire as a place where the limestone bedrock bleeds through the earth in pale, weathered outcrops. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Pontefract (from Pontefract: bearing 147°T, OS grid SE 488 173), and is situated north-east of Thorpe Audlin village. The air here holds the damp, cool weight of the Little Went, which winds through the valley floor to carve a path through the ancient geology. To the north-west, the landscape rises toward the summit of Went Hill, where the light shifts across the grass in long, lean shadows during the late afternoon. Visitors often traverse the quiet roads that skirt the edge of the Wentbridge Ings SSSI, observing how the seasonal waters reclaim the low meadows in a slow, rhythmic pulse. The passage of time feels heavy and tangible near the site of the old Roman fort, where the memory of ancient engineering lingers beneath the modern turf. Wentbridge maintains a stillness that defies the proximity of larger transit routes, drawing its character from the quiet endurance of the surrounding slopes and the persistent flow of its hidden waterways. This landscape demands a patient eye, rewarding those who notice how the grey stone of the older cottages mirrors the raw, exposed faces of the nearby hillsides.
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Explore Wentbridge, 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: 53.650030, -1.262756. 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. |