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

Huddersfield (98 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW of Heckmondwike)

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

ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

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

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW of Heckmondwike)

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

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield (43 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction E of Heckmondwike)

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...

Halifax Town Hall from Princess St, designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1859

Halifax (83 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction W of Heckmondwike)

Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country...

No.1 City Square, Leeds

Leeds (233 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE of Heckmondwike)

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

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction SE)

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Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, West Yorkshire

Kirklees Priory (2 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction W)

Home of the wicked Prioress who bled the unsuspecting Robin Hood to death. All that remains today is the Priory Gatehouse and.....

Robin Hoods Grave, Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Grave (4 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

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Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction SE)

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National Museum of Photography, Film and TV. Bradford.

National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (3 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NW)

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Bradford Cathedral, West Yorkshire

Bradford Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NW)

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E)

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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