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Wragby

Settlement in Yorkshire

England

Wragby

Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory Credit: Dave Pickersgill

Wragby is a small village located in the county of Yorkshire, England. Situated approximately 10 miles east of the city of York, Wragby is nestled in the heart of the picturesque Yorkshire Wolds, surrounded by rolling hills and scenic landscapes.

The village itself is characterized by its charming and traditional architecture, with many buildings dating back several centuries. The local community is tight-knit and friendly, creating a welcoming atmosphere for both residents and visitors alike.

Wragby offers a range of amenities to cater to the needs of its population. The village boasts a primary school, a post office, and a few local shops, providing essential services to the community. Additionally, there are several pubs and restaurants where locals and tourists can enjoy a meal or a drink.

The surrounding countryside offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities and exploration. The Yorkshire Wolds are crisscrossed by numerous footpaths and bridleways, making it an ideal destination for hikers, cyclists, and horse riders. The picturesque landscapes also attract nature enthusiasts and photographers, as the area is renowned for its natural beauty.

Despite its small size, Wragby has a rich history. The village has been inhabited for centuries, with evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlements in the area. The local church, St. Michael's, is a notable historical landmark, dating back to the 12th century and serving as a testament to the village's enduring heritage.

In summary, Wragby is a quaint and picturesque village in Yorkshire, offering a peaceful and idyllic setting for residents and visitors to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding countryside and immerse themselves in the rich history and heritage of the area.

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Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory
The Druid's Bridge, Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
The Druid's Bridge, Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. LinkExternal link Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
The Druid's Bridge and the Lower Lake, Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
The Druid's Bridge and the Lower Lake, Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. LinkExternal link Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-435934-nostell-priory-huntwick-with-foulby-and-">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell-priory/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660. Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country. The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953. LinkExternal link Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)
Off Green Lane, Brackenhill Possible old quarrying equipment
Off Green Lane, Brackenhill
Possible old quarrying equipment
Brackenhill Trig Point Flush Bracket S1914
Brackenhill Trig Point Flush Bracket S1914
View towards Constitution Hill Farm
View towards Constitution Hill Farm
Footpath near Constitution Hill Farm
Footpath near Constitution Hill Farm
Nostell Priory: aerial 2022
Nostell Priory: aerial 2022
The Gothic Arch View leaving the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory
The Gothic Arch
View leaving the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory
Nostell Bridge Under the bridge is the dam between Upper and Middle Lakes at Nostell Priory
Nostell Bridge
Under the bridge is the dam between Upper and Middle Lakes at Nostell Priory
Obelisk Lodge A former gatehouse to Nostell Priory
Obelisk Lodge
A former gatehouse to Nostell Priory
Pond in former cock pit In the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory
Pond in former cock pit
In the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory
Wooden enclosures In the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory making use of the quarry face
Wooden enclosures
In the menagerie grounds at Nostell Priory making use of the quarry face
The Obelisk Lodge, Nostell Priory park Attributed to the Adam brothers and erected 1776-7, originally as the main entrance to the house and park from the direction of Pontefract. A pyramid with a tall central arch flanked by Tuscan columns.
The Obelisk Lodge, Nostell Priory park
Attributed to the Adam brothers and erected 1776-7, originally as the main entrance to the house and park from the direction of Pontefract. A pyramid with a tall central arch flanked by Tuscan columns.
Beyond Obelisk Lodge The view northwards from the arch at Obelisk Lodge. There would once have been a carriage drive here along which visitors to the big house would have travelled, but there's little evidence now and this has all returned to farmland. The farm buildings in the distance are those at Huntwick Grange, the name possible coming from the medieval period when there may have been a grange of the priory here.
Beyond Obelisk Lodge
The view northwards from the arch at Obelisk Lodge. There would once have been a carriage drive here along which visitors to the big house would have travelled, but there's little evidence now and this has all returned to farmland. The farm buildings in the distance are those at Huntwick Grange, the name possible coming from the medieval period when there may have been a grange of the priory here.
Cycle path through the wood The track runs through a strip of woodland that borders Obelisk Park on the Nostell Priory Estate.
Cycle path through the wood
The track runs through a strip of woodland that borders Obelisk Park on the Nostell Priory Estate.
Bluebell woods, Nostell Priory estate The woodland, with its cycleway just cuts through a corner of this grid square, giving a view of a mass of bluebells with a glimpse of yellow rapeseed in the field beyond.
Bluebell woods, Nostell Priory estate
The woodland, with its cycleway just cuts through a corner of this grid square, giving a view of a mass of bluebells with a glimpse of yellow rapeseed in the field beyond.
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Wragby is located at Grid Ref: SE4117 (Lat: 53.649229, Lng: -1.377724)

Division: West Riding

Unitary Authority: Wakefield

Police Authority: West Yorkshire

What 3 Words

///swordfish.gosh.steams. Near Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire

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Wragby
Is In: West Yorkshire, England, UK
Place: village
Source: npe
Wikidata: Q89047087
Lat/Long: 53.6488283/-1.3802868
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Pub
The Spread Eagle
Addr City: Wakefield
Addr Postcode: WF4 1QX
Addr Street: Doncaster Road
Addr Suburb: Wragby
Lat/Long: 53.6486031/-1.3782358
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Bus Stop
Priory Gates Doncaster Road
Local Ref: 45019499
Naptan AtcoCode: 450019499
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Priory Gates Doncaster Road
Naptan Crossing: Garmil Lane
Naptan Indicator: Stop 45019499
Naptan Landmark: Cricket Ground
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: LEEDS
Naptan ShortCommonName: Priory Gates
Naptan Street: Doncaster Road
Naptan Verified: no
Shelter: no
Source: naptan_import
Timetable: yes
Lat/Long: 53.6495203/-1.3844208
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Doncaster Road Chapel Close
Local Ref: 45019613
Naptan AtcoCode: 450019613
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Doncaster Road Chapel Close
Naptan Crossing: Chapel Close
Naptan Indicator: Stop 45019613
Naptan Landmark: War Memorial
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: LEEDS
Naptan ShortCommonName: Chapel Close
Naptan Street: Doncaster Road
Naptan Verified: no
Shelter: no
Source: naptan_import
Timetable: yes
Lat/Long: 53.6488492/-1.3802197
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Bus Stop
Doncaster Road Engine Lane
Local Ref: 45024138
Naptan AtcoCode: 450024138
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Doncaster Road Engine Lane
Naptan Crossing: Engine Lane
Naptan Indicator: Stop 45024138
Naptan Landmark: War Memorial
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: LEEDS
Naptan ShortCommonName: Engine Lane
Naptan Street: Doncaster Road
Naptan Verified: yes
Ref: 45024138
Shelter: no
Source: naptan_import
Timetable: yes
Lat/Long: 53.6492504/-1.381065
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Barrier: cycle_barrier
Lat/Long: 53.6475183/-1.3757164
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Post Box
Operator: Royal Mail
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: WF4 32
Lat/Long: 53.6488433/-1.3801771
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Historic: memorial
Lat/Long: 53.6490026/-1.3809142
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Bench
Lat/Long: 53.6522748/-1.3778151
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