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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Drighlington

  

Drighlington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Drighlington

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Drighlington history

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The Roman road from York to Chester ran through the village and its mark may be seen in the more or less straight run from Birkenshaw to Drighlington traffic lights. Queen Elizabeth I granted Letters of Patent to one James Brooke allowing him to hold a market every second Thursday and two horse and cattle fairs annually. The village is also the site of the Battle of Adwalton Moor fought on 30 June 1643 in the First English Civil War.

Drighlington etymology

The earliest mention of Drighlington is to be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, in the forms Dreslintone and Dreslingtone, followed by an attestation in 1202 in the form Drichtlington.

Drighlington geography / climate

The village is at the junction of the A58 Leeds-Halifax road and the B6135 Tong to Gildersome Street road. The A650 now bypasses Drighlington to the west of the village following part of the structure of the Bradford to Wakefield and London Great Northern Railway line.

You can visit Drighlington places with Walkfo Drighlington to hear history at Drighlington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Drighlington has 28 places to visit in our interactive Drighlington 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 Drighlington, 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 Drighlington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Drighlington & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Drighlington Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Drighlington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Drighlington

  

Best Drighlington places to visit

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

Fulneck Moravian Settlement Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a village in Pudsey in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire. The village lies on a hillside overlooking a deep valley.

Holme Beck Holme Beck is a watercourse in Tong ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It drains a shallow valley east of the watershed between Bradford and Leeds. It runs beneath the West Coast Main Line and then through the large marsh area of Holme Moss before joining the River Bela.

Tyersal Beck Tyersal Beck is a watercourse in West Yorkshire, England, named after the village in which it runs. It runs a waterway named after its name and is named for the village of Tyeral in its vicinity.

St Peter’s Church, Birstall St. Peter’s Church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church. It is in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

Red House Museum Red House Museum was a historic house museum, built in 1660 and renovated in the Georgian era. It closed to the public at the end of 2016 but remains as a Grade II* listed building.

Birstall, West Yorkshire Birstall is a large village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It is situated between Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield. The town is approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Leeds and situated close to M62 motorway.

Gomersal Gomersal is a town in Kirklees in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. It is south of Bradford, east of Cleckheaton, north of Heckmondwike and close to the River Spen.

Oakwell Hall Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The Grade I listed hall is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres of country park. It was immortalised in literature as “Fieldhead” by Charlotte Brontë, in her novel Shirley.

Morley, West Yorkshire Morley is the largest town in the Borough of Leeds after Leeds itself. It lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Leeds city centre. It was built on seven hills: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill.

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