Balne Lane Fields

Balne Lane Fields is a recreation area in Wakefield, England. Balne Lane Fields is situated near Wakefield Girls‘ High School Junior School, as well as near the community center Balne Lane Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wakefield Westgate railway station and Wakefield College.

Wakefield Westgate railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

Wakefield Westgate is one of two railway stations that serve Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 10 miles south of Leeds to the west of the city centre, on the Wakefield Line and Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line. Wakefield Westgate railway station is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Balne Lane Fields.

Wakefield College

College

Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wakefield College is a Further Education and Higher Education College in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It has provided education in the city since 1868. Wakefield College is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Balne Lane Fields.

HM Prison Wakefield

Prison

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His Majesty's Prison Wakefield is a Category A men's prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison has been nicknamed the "Monster Mansion" along with HM Prison Frankland due to the large number of high-profile, high-risk sex offenders and murderers held there. HM Prison Wakefield is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Balne Lane Fields.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alverthorpe and Flanshaw.

Alverthorpe

Suburb

Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alverthorpe is a suburb of, and former village in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Flanshaw

Suburb

Flanshaw is a suburb of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is located to the west of the city centre and is administered by the City of Wakefield.

Wakefield

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Wakefield is a city in West Yorkshire, 12 miles south of Leeds. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.

Balne Lane Fields

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.68779° or 53° 41′ 16″ north

Longitude

-1.51307° or 1° 30′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C5WMFQP+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23437963

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wakefield Girls‘ High School Junior School and Balne Lane Community Centre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Silcoates Street Lincoln Street and Dattani Brothers.

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