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Stanley in the region of England is a place located in United Kingdom - some 163 mi or ( 262 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Stanley is now 11:52 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Wolverhampton, Wakefield, Stanley, and Sheffield. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Stanley ? 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 ..
Trans Pennine Trail
Bob n Kate's day off cycling the TPT ..
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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 2 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 3 km away
College Grove (Sports Ground)
College Grove sports ground is a multi sport facility in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is owned and run by Wakefield Sports Club (College Grove) Ltd. The current main users of the ground and Wakefield Hockey Club, Wakefield Bowls Club and Wakefield Squash Club.
Located at 53.69 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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 3 km away
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