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Battle of Towton

The Battle of Towton was fought during the English Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461, near the village of the same name in Yorkshire. It was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil". {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} According to chroniclers, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought for hours amidst a snowstorm on that day, which was Palm Sunday. A newsletter circulated a week after the battle reported that 28,000 died on the battlefield.

Located at 53.8361, -1.27361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1461 in England, Battles of the Wars of the Roses, Military history of Yorkshire, Registered historic battlefields in England

Lotherton Hall

Lotherton Hall is a country house near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England. It lies a short distance from the A1(M) motorway, 200 miles equidistant between London and Edinburgh. The building has been home to a number of prominent families, including the Nevilles (notably Archbishop George Neville, younger brother of Warwick the Kingmaker), the de Hothams, and finally the Gascoignes in 1825.

Located at 53.816, -1.3172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leeds, Visitor attractions in Leeds, Fashion museums in the United Kingdom, Historic house museums in West Yorkshire, Gardens in West Yorkshire

Hazlewood Castle

Hazlewood Castle is a country residence situated in North Yorkshire, England by the A1 and A64 between Aberford and Tadcaster. The site overlooked the battlefield for the Battle of Towton in 1461, and during the persecution of Catholics through the reign of Henry VIII provided refuge for Catholic priests.

Located at 53.8523, -1.3192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hotels in North Yorkshire, Country houses in North Yorkshire, Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire

Barkston Ash Wapentake

Barkston Ash was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, named after the meeting-place at the village of Barkston. It included the parishes of Birkin, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Brayton, Drax, Kirk Fenton, Ledsham, Monk Fryston, Saxton with Scarthingwell and Sherburn-in-Elmet and parts of Brotherton, Kirkby Wharfe, Ryther, Snaith and Tadcaster.

Located at 53.818, -1.254 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wapentakes of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Newthorpe, North Yorkshire

Newthorpe is a small village in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is part of the civil parish of Huddleston with Newthorpe that forms part of the district of Selby.

Located at 53.784, -1.2912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in North Yorkshire

Saxton, North Yorkshire

Saxton is a small, affluent village in North Yorkshire, England, about 15 miles from York and about 12 miles from Leeds. The resident population is about 250. It is close to the battlefield of Towton. Saxton is home to All Saints C of E church, a primary school, a village hall, one pub, the Greyhound, a cricket club and the surviving medieval motte of Saxton Castle.

Located at 53.8167, -1.28333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in North Yorkshire

St Mary's Chapel, Lead

St Mary's Church, Lead, is a redundant Anglican chapel standing in an isolated position in fields some 0.75 miles to the west of the village of Saxton, North Yorkshire, England. Though technically a chapel, it is generally referred to as a church. It is managed by the Churches Conservation Trust, and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. The chapel stands close to the site of the battle of Towton of 1461, which was part of the Wars of the Roses.

Located at 53.8263, -1.2963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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14th-century architecture, 14th-century church buildings, Grade II* listed churches, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust, Redundant churches, Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire

Grimston Park

Grimston Park is a grade II* listed Georgian country house in Grimston, North Yorkshire, England, some 1.7 miles (3 km) south of Tadcaster. It has been converted into a number of luxury homes. The house is built on two storeys of Tadcaster limestone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof. It has a 7-bay frontage with a projecting portico and a three-storey tower and a single story entrance lodge at each end.

Located at 53.8647, -1.2436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire, Country houses in North Yorkshire