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Mickletown loop walk 3.24 Mickletown is a village located in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. The village has a long history, dating back to at least the medieval period. During the medieval period, Mickletown was a small farming community, and the village was home to several farms and smallholdings. The village was located on the edge of the great forest of Sherwood, and the surrounding area was known for its hunting and fishing. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Mickl

Castleford Aire & Calder The confluence of the River Aire and the River Calder is located in Castleford, a town in West Yorkshire, England. This location has been an important site for transportation and industry for centuries. In the early 18th century, the Aire and Calder Navigation Company began construction of the canal system to connect Castleford to the ports on the east coast of England. The confluence of the two rivers was an important part of this navigation, as it a

Kirkham Priory loop walk 4.66mi Kirkham Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory located in the village of Kirkham, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The priory was founded in the 12th century and played an important role in the religious and cultural life of the local area for several centuries. The priory was founded in 1122 by Walter l'Espec, a wealthy Norman landowner, who donated the land and buildings to a group of Augustinian canons. The canons establis

Filey to Cayton Bay walk 5.56mi Cayton Bay is a coastal village located in the county of North Yorkshire, in the north of England. The village has a rich and fascinating history, dating back to the prehistoric period. Archaeological evidence suggests that humans have been living in the Cayton Bay area for thousands of years. A number of ancient artifacts have been discovered in the area, including Bronze Age burial mounds and Roman coins. During the Middle Ages, Cayton Bay wa

Aire & Calder Navigation-Altofts walk 3.82mi The Aire and Calder Navigation is a man-made waterway system in Yorkshire, England. It was created in the 17th and 18th centuries to provide a navigable route for commercial barges and boats between the cities of Leeds and Wakefield, and the Humber estuary and the North Sea. The origins of the navigation system can be traced back to the 17th century, when a number of local landowners and merchants recognised the need for a reliable

Altofs circular walk 4.07mi Altofts is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is located in the district of Wakefield and lies roughly 3 miles east of the city of Wakefield. The history of Altofts can be traced back to the 11th century when the village was part of the manor of Normanton. By the 13th century, Altofts had become an important centre for the wool trade, with many local farmers keeping sheep and producing wool for export. In the 19th century, Altof

Nostel loop walk 3.85mi Nostell Priory was originally a medieval religious house founded in the 12th century by the Order of St. Augustine. However, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, it was dissolved and its lands were seized by the Crown. In the early 18th century, the estate was purchased by the Winn family, who commissioned architect James Paine to design a new Palladian-style country house on the site of the former priory. The construction of

Cliffe circular walk 4.11mi Cliffe is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, located about 5 miles east of Selby and 16 miles south of York. The village has a long history, dating back to at least the 12th century when it was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The village was once a busy port on the River Ouse, and in the 18th and 19th centuries it was an important center for the shipping of agricultural products and coal. During the 19th century, Cliffe was also an im

Sandal Castle & river Calder loop walk 4.22mi Sandal Castle was built in the 12th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, as a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress. It was constructed on a prominent sandstone ridge overlooking the River Calder and the surrounding countryside, and was strategically positioned to control trade and communications routes in the region. Throughout its history, Sandal Castle played a significant role in the conflicts and power struggles of m

Brockadale loop walk 4.14mi Brockadale is a small village located in the West Yorkshire region of England. The earliest known record of the village dates back to the 13th century when it was known as "Broc-dale," which means "valley of the brook." In the medieval period, Brockadale was part of the estate of the De Laci family, who were influential landowners in the region. The village was home to a number of small farms and cottages, which were worked by tenant farmers. Durin

Heath & Wakefield loop walk 4.35mi Heath Village is a small settlement located near Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is a suburb of the city of Wakefield and is situated between the villages of Outwood and Stanley. The area now known as Heath Village was once a rural farming community, with scattered farms and cottages. The village grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Wakefield expanded and more people moved to the area. The village was served by a rail

Allerton Bywater – From Colliery Village to Green Community Early Origins & Name Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire.The name “Allerton” comes from Old English alra tūn  meaning “farmstead of the alder trees”, while “Bywater” refers to its historic situation by the River Aire (“Allerton next to water” first appeared in records in 1258). Coal Mining Heritage Coal mining was central to Allerton Byw

Hebble & Calder Loop walk The Hebble and Calder are two rivers that flow through the county of West Yorkshire in England. The Calder is the larger of the two rivers and has played an important role in the region's history. The river was navigable in the 18th and 19th centuries, and played a key role in the transportation of goods such as coal, wool, and textiles. Several industrial towns and cities, including Halifax, Wakefield, and Dewsbury, developed along the banks of the

Snaith, river Aire Loop walk Snaith is a small market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town has a long and fascinating history that dates back to the medieval period. The name Snaith is believed to come from the Old Norse word "sneid" which means a piece of land cut off from the main settlement. The town grew up around the important crossing point of the River Aire, which made it an important trading and transportation center. During the medieval period, Sna

Stanley Ferry is a small village located in West Yorkshire, England, near the city of Wakefield. The village is named after the ferry that once operated across the River Calder, connecting Stanley on the east bank with the village of Altofts on the west bank. The ferry operated from at least the 14th century, and by the 19th century, it had become an important transportation link between the two villages. In 1839, a new bridge was built over the river, replacing the ferry as

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