West Hardwick is a very small, rural civil parish in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire. It consists mainly of scattered farms, lanes and arable fields rather than a defined village centre, and local affairs are on a very small scale, often dealt with through a parish meeting rather than a full council.
The name has medieval agricultural roots - "Hardwick" indicating a herding or farmstead - and the local economy has traditionally been farming, with nearby former mining areas and market towns such as Hemsworth and Pontefract providing additional employment and services. Its quiet lanes and open landscape give it a distinctly rural feel while remaining within easy reach of the larger urban centres around Wakefield and Leeds.
Postcode districts covering West Hardwick
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Leeds 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Bradford 18.5 miles29.7 km
- York 23.6 miles38 km
- Huddersfield 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Rotherham 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Doncaster 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Wakefield 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Harrogate 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Halifax 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Barnsley 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Castleford 4.4 miles7 km
Neighbouring places
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- High Ackworth Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Featherstone Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Streethouse Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ackworth Moor Top Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Low Ackworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ackworth Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sharlston Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crofton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in West Hardwick
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Featherstone Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Streethouse Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near West Hardwick Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Holmfield Arms 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
Local points of interest
- Nostell Priory Country house 1 mile1.6 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Stanley Library Library 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Outwood Library Library 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Oakwell Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10.5 miles17 km
- Elland Road Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.9 miles19.1 km