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Outwood, Yorkshire

Outwood is a village in Yorkshire, in the West Riding. It remained a small village until the 1970s, since when housing development has seen it expand to become contiguous with the neighbouring villages of Lofthouse Gate and Newton Hill. It is within the council area of Wakefield.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.71083,-1.501082
Grid Reference: SE 3302 2393
Council Area: Wakefield CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Yorkshire SA
Police Area: West Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 34242
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Outwood,_Yorkshire_34242

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