a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire
(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction N)Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists...
in the county of West Yorkshire
(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century...
in the county of South Yorkshire
(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SE)Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...
in the county of South Yorkshire
(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...
in the county of South Yorkshire
(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...
All towns in West Yorkshire
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This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....
Cusworth Hall is a mid 18th century house built for the Wrightson family, with wings added later by James Paine. The house.....
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The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....
