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The little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton

in the county of Shropshire

St Bartholomew's Church.

Marsden

in the county of West Yorkshire

Acton Burnell Castle

Acton Burnell

in the county of Shropshire

Recommended towns & villages near Nostell Priory

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction NE)

Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines...

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Went Valley in Autumn 2008

Pontefract

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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...

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The River Aire running through Castleford, the picture was taken from the road bridge.

Castleford

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...

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Dawn in Secker Wood

Wakefield

(5.3 miles, 8.5 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...

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Monk BrettonPpriory in winter

Barnsley

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...

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Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction E)

This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire...

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Leeds Civic and Leeds Town Hall

Leeds

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....

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Reflections in Sprotborough

Sprotbrough

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SE)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers...

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The Dumb Steeple Plaque, Cooper Bridge.

Mirfield

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction W)

Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....

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A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster

(13.9 miles, 22.4 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...

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Anglers Country Park

Anglers Country Park

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)

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Rabbit Ings Country Park,  Royston

Rabbit Ings Country Park

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SW)

Rabbit Ings is a country park near Royston in South Yorkshire, and is located on the former colliery yard and spoil heap of the.....

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction W)

The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....

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A view of Newmillerdam taken near the memorial, West Yorkshire.

Newmillerdam Country Park

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction W)

This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....

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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction NE)

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Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve

Carlton Marsh

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction S)

A wetland nature lover’s delight and a core wildlife site of the Dearne Valley, Carlton Marsh hugs the Cudworth Dyke and is.....

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....

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Pugneys Country Park Horbury

Pugneys Country Park

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)

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Howell Wood Lake

Howell Wood Country Park

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction S)

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at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)

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