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Tadcaster in the region of England with its 6,694 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Tadcaster is now 09:03 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: York, Wetherby, Sherburn in Elmet, Sheffield, and Oxton. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Tadcaster ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Welcome to Yorkshire
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Hazlewood Castle historical video 10 min history
A 10 minute fascinating look into the history of Hazlewood Castle - a 13th Century castle located between Leeds and York in West Yorkshire, England, UK now a hotel owned by Ashdale Hotels. This is a s ..
Disabled Microlight Pilot Rufforth to Sydney
A disabled microlight pilot called Dave Sykes talks to Look North about his proposed solo unsupported flight from Rufforth, UK to Sydney Australia in his Quick Microlight. Filmed and edited by me in 2 ..
DBTC SUMMER EVENT
the David Brown Tractor Club organised a summer event to give members a chance to try their tractors on the "load car", which has just been refurbished. They also got the offer of a brand new dynamome ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tadcaster Rural District
Tadcaster was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Tadcaster. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 from the Tadcaster rural sanitary district. It was enlarged in 1937 by the abolition of Bishopthorpe Rural District. It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.
Located at 53.88 -1.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tadcaster Albion A.F.C
Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. are an English football club based in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, formed in 1892. Their ground is situated behind the John Smith's brewery in Tadcaster, thus the reason for their nickname "The Brewers". Currently, they are members of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division. They are managed by Paul Marshall who was appointed in May 2008. Marshall is assisted by coaches Mike Morton & Andy Calvert.
Located at 53.88 -1.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Hazlewood Castle
Hazlewood Castle is a country residence situated in North Yorkshire, England by the A1 and A64 between Aberford and Tadcaster. The site overlooked the battlefield for the Battle of Towton in 1461, and during the persecution of Catholics through the reign of Henry VIII provided refuge for Catholic priests.
Located at 53.85 -1.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
ROF Thorpe Arch
ROF Thorp Arch was one of sixteen World War II, UK government-owned Royal Ordnance Factory, which produced munitions. It was a medium-sized filling factory (Filling Factory No. 9). It was located on the banks of the River Wharfe, north east of the two villages of Boston Spa and Thorp Arch; and four miles south east of the town of Wetherby, West Yorkshire in England.
Located at 53.92 -1.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Battle of Towton
The Battle of Towton was fought during the English Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461, near the village of the same name in Yorkshire. It was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil". {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} According to chroniclers, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought for hours amidst a snowstorm on that day, which was Palm Sunday. A newsletter circulated a week after the battle reported that 28,000 died on the battlefield.
Located at 53.84 -1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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