Wentbridge
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Geography and topography
- Governance
- Amenities
- Wentbridge Viaduct
- History
- Anglo-Saxon history
- Robin Hood
- The Saylis
- Swein-son-of-Siccga, 'The Prince of Thieves'
- See also
- References
- External links
Wentbridge is a village and civil parish in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. It lies around southeast of its nearest town of size, Pontefract, close to the A1 road.
The village contains one of the largest viaducts in Europe, its significance sanctioned by the Museum of Modern Art. Wentbridge is one of a number of locations that have connections to the legend of Robin Hood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wentbridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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