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a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire
(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction S of Fairburn)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...
in the county of North Yorkshire
(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction N of Fairburn)Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape...
in the county of West Yorkshire
(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW of Fairburn)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...
in the county of West Yorkshire
(11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction W of Fairburn)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.....
in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire
(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E of Fairburn)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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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.....
This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....
The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....
The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....
This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....
Formerly the largest woollen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum which explores the rich industrial past of Leeds...