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About Eggborough
This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire. It is most noted for its huge 1950's coal-powered power station, one in a line of three, spaced about four miles from each other. The height of the stations dominate the region and can, in ideal weather conditions, be clearly seen from as far away as Todmorton in West Yorkshire.
The village is just a short distance from Pontefract, it is in an area renowned for its abundance of water, with the Aire and Calder Navigation, the Selby Canal, River Aire and River Went, all being within easy reach. Thus it is an excellent region for boating and fishing.
Mostly the housing of the village consists of traditional Yorkshire cottages, but new housing is enticing people who work in places such as Leeds, Wakefield, Selby and Doncaster.
There is an attractive racecourse at nearby Pontefract, also at Doncaster. Both Selby and Pontefract provide good shopping, and the region has a goodly share of pubs, inns and restaurants.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Eggborough
| Pontefract Castle | (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Brodsworth Community Woodlands | (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Hatfield Water Park | (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Nostell Priory | (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| The Yorkshire Waterways Museum | (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Brodsworth Hall | (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| The Real Aeroplane Museum | (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Howell Wood Country Park | (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Cusworth Hall & Museum | (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Doncaster Minster | (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Anglers Country Park | (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve | (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Temple Newsam | (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Wakefield Cathedral | (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Sandal Castle | (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
All attractions in EggboroughAll attractions in North YorkshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Eggborough
Snaith, in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire (5.1 miles, 8.2 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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Pontefract, a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (6.7 miles, 10.9 km, direction W)
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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Castleford, in the county of West Yorkshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)
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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Featherstone, in the county of West Yorkshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)
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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Doncaster, in the county of South Yorkshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)
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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Tadcaster, in the county of North Yorkshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 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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Sprotbrough, in the county of South Yorkshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)
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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Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)
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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Wadworth, in the county of South Yorkshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham.
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Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 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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Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.7 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...
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Epworth, in the county of Lincolnshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction SE)
The birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist movement
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York, a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction N)
One of the most historic cities in Britain with overs 2000 years of history...
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Braithwell, in the county of South Yorkshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)
Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.
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Thrybergh, in the county of South Yorkshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)
Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms.
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All towns in North YorkshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Whitley Bridge Station | (0.7 miles, 1.2 km) |
| M62 Junction 34 | (0.9 miles, 1.4 km) |
| Hensall Station | (1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction E) |
| M62 Junction 33 | (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction W) |
| Sheffield City Airport | (23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SW) |
| Leeds Bradford International Airport | (24.1 miles, 38.7 km, direction NW) |
| Eggborough to London | (157.7 miles, 253.8 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Eggborough
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Eggborough center |
| The Old Vicarage | (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction NW) |
| New Country Inns Selby | (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE) |
| Monk Fryston Hall Hotel | (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction NW) |
| Quality Hotel Leeds | (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW) |
| Tulip Inn Leeds/Castleford | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction W) |
| Best Western Milford Hotel | (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NW) |
| The Belmont Hotel | (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SE) |
| Minster View Hotel | (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E) |
| Stoneleigh Hotel | (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction W) |
| Holiday Inn Leeds Garforth | (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW) |
| All hotels in Eggborough |
