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Top - Market Weighton. Middle - Restored lock on Pocklington canal. Bottom - Old AA plaque at Langton.
The rolling hills of the Yorkshire Wolds - 1
Not far North of the River Humber estuary are the Yorkshire Wolds. The market towns of Market Weighton (42.5M) and Pocklington (44M) anchor the Wolds to the South and West, with Great Driffield (53.5M) taking the centre ground.
The Wolds also have their fair share of history. With the battle town of Stamford Bridge (54.5M) located to the West of the Wolds, and the village of Rudston (61M) – one of the oldest occupied villages in England – located in the East.
Primarily agricultural, the rolling hills of the Wolds still hide many reminders of the past. More than 700 graves from the iron age have been excavated in the area since 1960, and only a few years ago, the remains of a Chariot Princess was found in the curiously-named village of Wetwang (53M).
The Romans have also made their mark with numerous roads, including one at Wharram le Street (59.5M), and close by there is the remains of a mediaeval village, Wharram Percy (60M).
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