Chevet is a small, mainly rural civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It occupies gently undulating farmland and parkland just beyond the urban fringe of Wakefield, giving it a quiet, semi‑rural character with few dwellings and a low population.
Historically the area was dominated by the estate of Chevet Hall; the hall was demolished in the mid‑20th century but much of the parkland survives and has been repurposed for leisure and agriculture. With limited local services the parish relies on nearby Wakefield for shops and employment, yet it still attracts interest from local historians, walkers and those intrigued by surviving estate landscapes and rural heritage.
Postcode districts covering Chevet
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18 miles29 km
- Leeds 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Bradford 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Huddersfield 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Rotherham 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Doncaster 17 miles27.3 km
- Wakefield 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Harrogate 24.8 miles40 km
- Halifax 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Barnsley 5 miles8.1 km
- Castleford 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Morley 9.4 miles15.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Walton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Notton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hall Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Wakefield South Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Crigglestone Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Woolley Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Crigglestone and Durkar Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wintersett Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crofton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Royston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Havercroft with Cold Hiendley Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Chevet
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Sandal & Agbrigg Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Chevet Ad
- Holmfield Arms 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection 3 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Mews 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Holiday Inn Leeds Wakefield M1 Jct.40 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- York House Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Dimple Well Lodge Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Fairway 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
Local points of interest
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 1.8 miles3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Outwood Library Library 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Stanley Library Library 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Oakwell Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10 miles16 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Elland Road Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km