The Half Moon

The Half Moon is an oxbow lake in , , . The Half Moon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wakefield Cathedral and Wakefield Kirkgate railway station.

Church
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in , , England, is a co-equal Anglican cathedral with and , in the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds.

Railway station
Photo: NicholasJones, Public domain.
Wakefield Kirkgate is one of two railway stations in , , England. Unlike nearby , Kirkgate is unstaffed. It is managed by Northern Trains, but also served by Grand Central and TransPennine Express.

Art gallery
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an art museum in , , England, which opened on 21 May 2011. The gallery is situated on the south side of the River Calder and takes its name from artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who was born and educated in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Normanton.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , 12 miles south of Leeds. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.

Town
Photo: Jonobass, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the civil parish of and Altofts, in the in , England. It is located north-east of and south-west of .

Town
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the in , England. It is about 2.5 miles north-east of city centre. was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, and .

The Half Moon

Latitude
53.6832° or 53° 40′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.4606° or 1° 27′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C5WMGMQ+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24634951
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­oxbow
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Satellite Map

Discover The Half Moon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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