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Church at Pontefract

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

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N of Hemsworth)

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...

Wakefield High Street, West Yorkshire

Wakefield (43 Pictures) in the county of West Yorkshire

(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW of Hemsworth)

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...

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster (118 Pictures) in the county of South Yorkshire

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE of Hemsworth)

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...

Rotherham Minster

Rotherham (107 Pictures) in the county of South Yorkshire

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction S of Hemsworth)

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

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Snaith (7 Pictures) in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E of Hemsworth)

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 Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

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

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction W)

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

Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE)

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW)

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

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction NW)

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

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....

A good view of Stainborough Castle at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley

Wentworth Castle (50 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

Wentworth Castle Gardens have been the subject of an ambitious plan to restore the magnificent estate, once home to the Earls of.....


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