Brotherton Cliff Wood

Brotherton Cliff Wood is a forest in Brotherton, Selby District, England. Brotherton Cliff Wood is situated near the locality Brotherton Ings, as well as near the hamlet Water Fryston.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ferry Bridge and Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve.

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.

Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a protected area in West Yorkshire, England, noted for its avian biodiversity. The reserve has recorded around 280 bird species, remarkable for an inland site in the United Kingdom.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Castleford.

Pontefract

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Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pontefract is a market town in West Yorkshire. It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of Wakefield, and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Castleford

Town

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation.

Knottingley

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knottingley is a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the river Aire and the old A1 road before it was bypassed as the A1.

Brotherton Cliff Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Brotherton, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.7367° or 53° 44′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.2762° or 1° 16′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C5WPPPF+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 386214568

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Brotherton Ings and Water Fryston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lagentium Bridge and Pontefract Air Rifle Club.

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