Woodthorpe West Yorkshire Map
Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Woodthorpe, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodthorpe 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 Woodthorpe, West Yorkshire
How to Use This Woodthorpe, West Yorkshire Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Woodthorpe, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of West Yorkshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Woodthorpe and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Woodthorpe |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.648764 |
| Longitude | -1.480733 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Woodthorpe
Sunlight, softened by the West Yorkshire air, often finds a quiet beauty in Woodthorpe. It lies 4.1 km south-south-east of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 164°T, OS grid SE 344 170), and is situated west of Walton village. The landscape around Woodthorpe unfolds with a gentle, unassuming grace, where fields, often a rich, earthy brown after the plough, meet the soft contours of the land. Here and there, the sturdy brickwork of older farmsteads punctuates the green, hinting at generations who have worked this soil, their lives as much a part of the place as the ancient hedgerows. The air, particularly on a still afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of distant cut grass and the quiet hum of unseen life. Woodthorpe, in its peaceful existence, offers a sense of enduring rootedness.
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About This Woodthorpe Map Page
Explore Woodthorpe, 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: 53.648764, -1.480733. 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. |
