Wakefield North

Wakefield North is an electrical substation in Wakefield, England. Wakefield North is situated nearby to the public building Community Centre, as well as near the pitch Newton Hill Cricket Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Outwood railway station and Fieldhead Hospital.

Outwood railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

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 4,200 feet northwest of Wakefield North.

Fieldhead Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Fieldhead Hospital is situated 3,200 feet south of Wakefield North.

Pinderfields Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pinderfields Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Pinderfields Hospital is situated 1 mile southeast of Wakefield North.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outwood and Stanley.

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.

Stanley

Town

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.