Adwalton

Adwalton

Adwalton is village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is Convert|6|mi|km|lk=on south west of Leeds and is now generally regarded as part of the larger village of Drighlington. It is in the BD11 (Bradford) postcode area.

It is more famous for the Battle of Adwalton Moor [cite web| url=http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/medieval/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=4| title= Battle of Adwalton Moor| accessdate = 2008-09-24 ] in 1643 of the First English Civil War.

External links

* [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_adwalton.html Battle of Adwalton Moor - History of War.org]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Birstall/index.html The Ancient Parish of Birstall] at GENUKI: Adwalton was in this parish

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