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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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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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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This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire...
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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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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 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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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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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 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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With pond dipping, regular fun events and walks, RSPB Fairburn Ings is the ideal place for the whole family to find out more.....
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18th-century architectural masterpiece with Adam interiors, Chippendale furniture, fine collections and landscape park and.....
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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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The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....
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Rabbit Ings is a country park near Royston in South Yorkshire, and is located on the former colliery yard and spoil heap of the.....
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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.....
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