Ferrybridge Henge

#5129 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ferrybridge Henge is a Neolithic henge near Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire. It is close to the A1 and M62 and Ferrybridge power station. Ferrybridge Henge is the furthest south of Yorkshire's henges, and is the only one in West Yorkshire. The site is of national importance and is protected from unauthorised change as a Scheduled Ancient Monument; despite this it is under threat from ploughing. ()

Coordinates: 53°42'44"N, 1°16'51"W

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Ferrybridge Henge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pontefract Castle, St Giles' Church, Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract Town Hall.

$pontefract castle$ 1.5 miSW
11th-century fort with military store
Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
38 min walk • Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.
$st giles church pontefract$ 1.9 miSW
Church
St Giles' Church, Pontefract
49 min walk • The Church of the St. Giles' in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II* listed. St Giles is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being All Saints' which united into one benefice in June 2019.
$pontefract market hall$ 1.9 miSW
Market, Shopping
Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract
48 min walk • Pontefract Market Hall is a market hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1860. Pontefract market takes place both in the hall and on the Market Place on which the hall is situated.
$pontefract town hall$ 1.8 miSW
City hall
Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract
47 min walk • Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988.
$pontefract museum$ 1.9 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Pontefract Museum, Pontefract
49 min walk • Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.
2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Mary Towneley Loop, Knottingley
52 min walk • The Mary Towneley Loop is a 47-mile circular route that forms part of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail, along the borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The loop was opened in 2002, the first section of the Pennine Bridleway.
$micklegate methodist church pontefract$ 1.6 miSW
Church
Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
42 min walk • Micklegate Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
$pontefract library$ 1.9 miSW
Library
Pontefract Library, Pontefract
49 min walk • Pontefract Library is a public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture by John...
3 miW
Bridge
Tickle Cock Bridge, Castleford
77 min walk • Tickle Cock Bridge is a pedestrian underpass in Castleford, England, under a railway line originally built by the York and North Midland Railway between York and Normanton.
3.1 miW
Church
Trinity Methodist Church, Castleford
80 min walk • Trinity Methodist Church, Castleford is located in Castleford, Wakefield District, West Yorkshire, England. The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit in the Yorkshire West District. The current Johannus Sweelinck 30 3-manual digital organ was installed in the church in the year 2000.
$pontefract hospital$ 1.9 miSW
Church
Pontefract Hospital, Pontefract
50 min walk • Pontefract Hermitage is a medieval hermitage situated below the old Southgate entrance to the General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed structure. The retreat consists of two chambers carved out of sandstone, side by side but on different levels.