Stanley
Stanley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about 2.5 miles north-east of Wakefield city centre. Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe.
- Type: Town with 15,300 residents
- Description: village in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Stanley, West Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Stanley Library and St Peter’s Church.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bottom Boat and Outwood.
Lofthouse
Village
Stanley
- Categories: village, unparished area, and locality
- Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.7132° or 53° 42′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.4745° or 1° 28′ 28″ west
Population
15,300
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB TNY
Open location code
9C5WPG7G+75
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Stanley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Stanley, West Yorkshire”
- Irish: “Stanley”
- Polish: “Stanley (West Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Stanley”
- Serbian: “Стенли”
- Swedish: “Stanley, West Yorkshire”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lee Moor and Moorhouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lake Lock Post Office and Stanley Cemetery.
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