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Lofthouse Gate in the region of England is a city in United Kingdom - some 163 mi or ( 262 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Lofthouse Gate is now 08:39 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: York, Wolverhampton, Wakefield, Sheffield, and Oxford. While being here, make sure to check out York . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Lofthouse Gate ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Rifles in Wakefield
Two Companies from 3 Rifles in their homecoming parade in Wakefield after returning from an operational tour in Afghanistan. They were joined by B Company from 5 Rifles, a TA batallion, as the regimen ..
The first Scarborough Spa Express of 2012, Outwood nr Wakefield with 46115
Royal Scot class 46115 Scots Guardsman powers the first SSE of the Summer up the incline out of Wakefield through Outwood just about on-time. I left some footage in at the start for those of us who li ..
Wakefield Westgate Railway Station, West Yorkshire, UK - 12th June, 2012 (720 HD)
Views from the platform of Wakefield Westgate Railway Station includes the station infrastructure and coming and going train movements, comprising of Northern Rail units including Class 144, Class 322 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lofthouse Colliery disaster
The Lofthouse Colliery disaster was a mining accident which took place in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England on 21 March 1973. A new coalface was excavated too close to an abandoned, flooded 19th century mineshaft. The sudden inrush of three million gallons of water trapped seven mine workers 750 feet (228.6 metres) below ground. A six-day rescue operation was carried out but succeeded in recovering only one body.
Located at 53.72 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rhubarb Triangle
The Rhubarb Triangle is a 9-square-mile triangle in West Yorkshire, England between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It includes Kirkhamgate, East Ardsley, Stanley, Lofthouse and Carlton. The Rhubarb Triangle was originally much bigger, covering an area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. From the first decade of the 20th century to 1939 the rhubarb industry expanded and at its peak covered an area of about 30-square-mile .
Located at 53.73 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
West Ardsley
West Ardsley is commonly used to refer to an area on the south-west edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, possessing a WF postcode in the WF3 (Wakefield) postcode area while the village telephone numbers are "0113", the Leeds prefix. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it roughly approximates to an amalgamation of Tingley, Woodkirk, Hill Top, Upper Green and Common Side. The parish church is at Woodkirk.
Located at 53.71 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lawns, West Yorkshire
Lawns is a district of Wakefield in the English county of West Yorkshire. It is near junction 41 of the M1 motorway between Wakefield and Leeds.
Located at 53.72 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mary Creagh, a member of the Labour Party.
Located at 53.68 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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