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Edward Lamplough Yorkshire Battles

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From the earliest ages of our recorded national history the soil of Yorkshire has been the "dark and bloody [more]

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Edward Lamplough Yorkshire Battles

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Long Marston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1224 road from Wetherby to York, 7 miles (11 km) west of York. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Hutton Wandesley, immediately south of the village of Long Marston, and Angram, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Hutton Wandesley. Until 1974 Long Marston was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Battle of Marston Moor was fought just west of the village. There is a monument to the battle on the Tockwith Road to the north of the village. [more]

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Gordon Home Yorkshire Painted And Described

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The ancient stone-built town of Pickering is to a great extent the gateway to the moors of North-eastern Yorkshire, for it stands at the foot of that formerly inaccessible gorge known as Newton Dale, and is the meeting-place of the four great roads running north, south, east, and west, as well as of railways going in the same directions. And this view of the little town is by no means original, for the strategic importance of the position was recognised at least as long ago as the days of the early Edwards, when the castle was built to command the approach to Newton Dale and to be a menace to the whole of the Vale of Pickering. [more]

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Gordon Home Yorkshire Painted And Described

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The Ancient Stone-Built Town Of Pickering Is To A Great Extent The Gateway To The Moors Of North-Eastern Yorkshire, For It Stands At The Foot Of That Formerly Inaccessible Gorge Known As Newton Dale, And Is The Meeting-Place Of The Four Great Roads Running North, South, East, And West, As Well As Of Railways Going In The Same Directions. And This View Of The Little Town Is By No Means Original, For The Strategic Importance Of The Position Was Recognised At Least As Long Ago As The Days Of The Early Edwards, When The Castle Was Built To Command The Approach To Newton Dale And To Be A Menace To The Whole Of The Vale Of Pickering. [more]

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Gordon Home Yorkshire Painted And Described

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The Ancient Stone-Built Town Of Pickering Is To A Great Extent The Gateway To The Moors Of North-Eastern Yorkshire, For It Stands At The Foot Of That Formerly Inaccessible Gorge Known As Newton Dale, And Is The Meeting-Place Of The Four Great Roads Running North, South, East, And West, As Well As Of Railways Going In The Same Directions. And This View Of The Little Town Is By No Means Original, For The Strategic Importance Of The Position Was Recognised At Least As Long Ago As The Days Of The Early Edwards, When The Castle Was Built To Command The Approach To Newton Dale And To Be A Menace To The Whole Of The Vale Of Pickering. [more]

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