The Pennine Way is Britain’s first long distance path. A National Trail which crosses three National Parks as it runs from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, it is 268 miles long (431 km) and involves around 12,000m of ascent peaking at Cross Fell (893m above sea level). Around 3,500 people complete the National Trail from start […]
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Water plants in central Leeds Leave Leeds station by its Granary Wharf exit, and stairs lead down to the River Aire and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Here, at River Lock, the canal begins its 204km route across the Pennines to Liverpool. Much of the canal is rural, but in central Leeds it is part […]
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Even amongst people who love Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Wolds to the southeast of York is one of the least well known and least visited areas of our region. A very different and distinctive part of Yorkshire’s amazingly varied countryside – it is one which may soon be hitting the headlines as it attracts national – […]
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Welcome to the PLACE blog. Below find links to articles exploring variously the history, environment and character of the Yorkshire landscape, of interest to members and non-members alike. All blog articles can also be downloaded in pdf. format to enable reading offline or on an alternative device. Information for Prospective Authors: If you would like to […]
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The East Yorkshire Coast is varied in character due to the local geology and past climatic history and will continue to evolve as we move into a period of global warming. Starting at Scarborough, the coast is dominated by the limestones, clays and sandstones of the Middle and Upper Jurassic, which form the cliffs and […]
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The Role of Constantine It is surprising how many times Yorkshire is mentioned in accounts of early Christianity in England. If we begin with the Emperor Constantine, his accession in 306 AD provided a significant change in relations between Church and State, as control of the whole Roman Empire as a single entity was already proving […]
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PLACE is launching a blog this spring, with articles of interest to members and non-members alike. The first article will be published very shortly. It will be available as a pdf file from this page later this month. If you would like to contribute an article for our blog, please contact the PLACE Office for […]
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