Visit Brotherton Places

Welcome to Visit Brotherton Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Brotherton

  

Brotherton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brotherton

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Brotherton history

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Brotherton was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. The village was on the A1 road 2 miles (3 km) north of Knottingley, before the road was relocated. Notable residents include Ken Wharton, a writer of Military History books, who lived in the village between 2005 and 2009.

You can visit Brotherton places with Walkfo Brotherton to hear history at Brotherton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Brotherton has 27 places to visit in our interactive Brotherton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Brotherton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Brotherton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Brotherton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Brotherton places in an interactive Brotherton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Brotherton Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Brotherton historic spots	Brotherton tourist destinations	Brotherton plaques	Brotherton geographic features
Walkfo Brotherton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Brotherton

  

Best Brotherton places to visit

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Brotherton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Brotherton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Brotherton’s information audio spots:

Battle of Ferrybridge Battle of Ferrybridge, 28 March 1461, was a preliminary engagement between the houses of York and Lancaster before the larger battle of Towton. The battle was fought during the period now known as the Wars of the Roses.

Brotherton Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire. The village is on a border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire.

Airedale and Ferry Fryston Airedale and Ferry Fryston is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district. It is used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.

Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a protected area in West Yorkshire, England. The reserve has recorded around 280 bird species, remarkable for an inland site in the UK.

St Botolph’s Church, Knottingley Church of St Botolph, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is named after St. Botolph.

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