Outwood
Outwood is an electrical substation in Wakefield, England. Outwood is situated nearby to the recreation area Lofthouse Gate Recreation Ground, as well as near Riding’s Way Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Outwood railway station and Christ Church.
Outwood railway station
Railway station
Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Outwood is the first stop on the Wakefield Line 7.5 miles after Leeds for trains going towards Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield. Outwood railway station is situated 1,000 feet south of Outwood.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Outwood.
The Rodillian Academy
School
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rodillian Academy is a mixed secondary School and sixth form with academy status located in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England. The school has 1,556 pupils aged between 11 and 18. The Rodillian Academy is situated 1 mile north of Outwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawns and Outwood.
Lawns
Hamlet
Lawns is a district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Neighbouring settlements are Carr Gate in the south, Outwood in the east, and East Ardsley in the northwest.
Outwood
Suburb
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Carr Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carr Gate is a village in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village stands to the north-west of Wakefield, and south-east of East Ardsley.
Outwood
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.71802° or 53° 43′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.51066° or 1° 30′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5WPF9Q+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 76065954
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