Outwood
Outwood is a district to the north of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. The district is centred on the A61 Leeds Road south of Lofthouse. It grew up as a pit village and was only a small settlement until the 1970s, when construction of new houses caused it to grow and merge with neighbouring settlements such as Wrenthorpe and Stanley.
- Suburb with about 7,620 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 260 feet (80 metres)
- Description: village in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as“Outwood, Wakefield”“Outwood, West Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Discover Outwood railway station and Fieldhead Hospital.
Outwood railway station
Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
Fieldhead Hospital
Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawns and Carr Gate.
Lawns
Hamlet
Lawns is a district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
Carr Gate
Carr Gate is a village in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
Wrenthorpe
Wrenthorpe is a village north-west of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England.
Outwood
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Latitude
53.70946° or 53° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.5026° or 1° 30′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C5WPF5W+QX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Outwood” goes by many names.
OutwoodCebuano
Outwood, West YorkshireDutch
OutwoodIrish
OutwoodPolish
Outwood (West Yorkshire)Polish
OutwoodSwedish
Outwood, West YorkshireSwedish
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