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Castleford

Castleford

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SW)

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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All Saints Church

Pontefract

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S)

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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Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone

(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)

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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Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)

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

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Dawn in Secker Wood

Wakefield

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

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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The Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Tadcaster

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape...

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Black Prince

Leeds

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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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Church

Snaith

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

This small town appears to be almost surrounded by water, it developed along the banks of the River Aire and to the east is the Ouse...

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Town hall in the full bloom of summer.

Barnsley

(14.8 miles, 23.8 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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The Dumb Steeple

Mirfield

(15.9 miles, 25.6 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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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction S)

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I am watching you

Lotherton Hall

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

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Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

This is a stunning house set in magical grounds. It began life hundreds of years ago but the oldest part of the house we see.....

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Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

18th-century architectural masterpiece with Adam interiors, Chippendale furniture, fine collections and landscape park and.....

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

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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Anglers Country Park

Anglers Country Park

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

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1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction W)

The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SW)

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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Pugneys Country Park Horbury

Pugneys Country Park

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)

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Roundhay park.

Roundhay Park

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

700 acres of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by Leeds City Council, and is one of the biggest city parks in.....

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