Ferrybridge Recreational Ground

Ferrybridge Recreational Ground is a recreation area in Wakefield, England. Ferrybridge Recreational Ground is situated nearby to the pitch Ferrybridge Crown Green Bowls Club, as well as near the battlefield Battle of Ferrybrige.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ferry Bridge and Ferrybridge Henge.

Ferry Bridge

Bridge

Photo: D Gore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferry Bridge is a historic bridge, connecting Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire with Brotherton in North Yorkshire, in England. There may have been a bridge over the River Aire at this location in the Anglo-Saxon period, which has been supposed to have been destroyed in 1070. Ferry Bridge is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Ferrybridge Recreational Ground.

Ferrybridge Henge

Archaeological site

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. Ferrybridge Henge is situated 2,000 feet west of Ferrybridge Recreational Ground.

Knottingley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

Knottingley railway station serves the town of Knottingley, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line and is 16 miles south-east of Leeds; services are operated by Northern Trains. Knottingley railway station is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Ferrybridge Recreational Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferrybridge and Byram.

Ferrybridge

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ferrybridge is a village in West Yorkshire, England. Ferrybridge lies at a historically important crossing of the River Aire which borders the North Yorkshire village of Brotherton.

Byram

Village

Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Byram is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles east of Castleford, across the River Aire in West Yorkshire. Byram is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton.

Brotherton

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Ferrybridge Recreational Ground

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.71355° or 53° 42′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.27337° or 1° 16′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C5WPP7G+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 149135428

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ferrybridge Crown Green Bowls Club and Battle of Ferrybrige.

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