Visit Netherton, Wakefield Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Netherton, Wakefield

  

Netherton, Wakefield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Netherton, Wakefield

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Netherton, Wakefield history

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Netherton, originally Nether Shitlington was, with Over Shitlington and Middle Shitlington (Middlestown) part of the township of Shitlington in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Thornhill. A Mesolithic axe was found near the Star Inn in 1963. Netherton Hall, a Grade II* listed manor house, was built around 1775 for the Perkins family.

Coal mining

Prince of Wales Pit, locally known as Wood Pit, was sunk near the line near New Hall Wood in 1870. Hartley Bank Colliery was sunk in 1872 on the south side of the Calder and Hebble Navigation and closed in 1968. A disaster in May 1924 when firedamp ignited killed five miners and injured 26 men.

Netherton, Wakefield geography / climate

The village is situated on the road from Horbury Bridge to Midgley, the B6117, on a hill above the River Calder. The underlying geology comprises the Coal Measures of the South Yorkshire Coalfield.

You can visit Netherton, Wakefield places with Walkfo Netherton, Wakefield to hear history at Netherton, Wakefield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Netherton, Wakefield has 26 places to visit in our interactive Netherton, Wakefield 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 Netherton, Wakefield, 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 Netherton, Wakefield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Netherton, Wakefield & the surrounding areas.

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26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Netherton, Wakefield places to visit

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

Ossett Albion A.F.C. Ossett Albion Association Football Club was an English football club. They played at Queen’s Terrace in Ossett, in West Yorkshire, more commonly known as Dimplewells.

St Bartholomew’s Chapel, West Bretton St Bartholomew’s Chapel is a former estate church in the grounds of Bretton Hall, in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. The redundant Grade II* listed chapel has been restored as gallery space for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Sitlington Sitlington was a township in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Thornhill in the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,963.

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