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What County Is Garforth?

West Yorkshire Garforth Metropolitan county West Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Is Garforth in North Yorkshire? Garforth is a town in the Leeds metropolitan district of West Yorkshire. Is Garforth Leeds a nice place to live? Garforth It’s that bit nearer to the countryside and has a number …

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Is Kirkstall A Town?

In the 12th century Cistercian monks founded Kirkstall Abbey, a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The Abbey House Museum opposite the abbey tells the story of the community and the town. Kirkstall Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town LEEDS Postcode district LS3, LS4, LS5 Dialling code 0113 Is Kirkstall Leeds nice area? …

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What Are People From Slaithwaite Called?

A “Moonraker” is now the nickname for a native of the village. Similar stories and nicknames exist for the neighbouring villages of Golcar (“Lillies”), Marsden (“Cuckoos”) and Linthwaite (“Leadboilers”). The legend is also known in Wiltshire, where the locals are also known as ‘Moonrakers’. Why is slaithwaite called Slawit? It’s pronounced ‘Sla-wit’ or ‘Slath-wait’ but …

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