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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield (43 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction SW of Stanley)

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...

Leeds

Leeds (233 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW of Stanley)

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.....

Went Valley in Winter 2008

Pontefract (181 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction E of Stanley)

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...

ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

Almondbury (6 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction SW of Stanley)

Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...

St George's Square, Huddersfield, from the station car park.

Huddersfield (98 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W of Stanley)

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience...

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction S)

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

Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S)

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

Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)

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.....

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

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

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

1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NW)

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

Dewsbury Museum in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W)

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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction E)

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