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West Bay

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

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Maltby

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NW)

The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...

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view from High Street,  Laughton-en-le-Morthen, South Yorkshire

Laughton en le Morthen

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW)

Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre...

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St Winifred's church Stainton

Stainton

(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction N)

This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086...

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St James Church, Braithwell village, South Yorkshire

Braithwell

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction N)

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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Tickhill pond and Church

Tickhill

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)

This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby..

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Wadworth south Yorkshire

Wadworth

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham...

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Village Green with Methodist Chapel in the background, Whiston (nr Rotherham), South Yorkshire.

Whiston

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

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St Leonards church, Thrybergh, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh

(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

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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A picture of Worksop

Worksop

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)

The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton...

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Sprotbrough Flash from the woods

Sprotbrough

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction N)

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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Bandstand at Langold Country Park, Nottinghamshire

Langold Country Park

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction SE)

Until the 1980's, Langold Park was provided as a recreational facility for miners by the coal board. The local council took over.....

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Anston Woods

Anston Stones Wood

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S)

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Ulley Country Park, South Yorkshire

Ulley Country Park

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)

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Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NW)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

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Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

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Sprotbrough Flash from the woods

Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)

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The Woods

Whitwell Wood

(7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction S)

Whitwell is famous for its wood, which is said to be the largest in Europe. It is arguably the finest woodland in North East.....

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Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire

Rother Valley Country Park

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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Hen pheasant....phasianus colchicus

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction N)

"POTTERIC CARR is the flagship of 80 nature reserves owned or leased by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and attracts over 25,000.....

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Catcliffe Flash LNR

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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