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Battle of Stamford Bridge

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The Battle of Stamford Bridge was fought in 1066, in what is now East Riding of Yorkshire. It is the only registered battlefield in East Riding of Yorkshire, one of 47 in England. The registered area covers 0.75 km². York Station is 12.8 km away to the west.

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More places to visit near Battle of Stamford Bridge

Photo of the River Derwent, a 72-mile river running from North York Moors to River Ouse at Barmby, northern England.

River Derwent

River

A slow Yorkshire river curving off the North York Moors round the Vale of Pickering to the Ouse.

0.9 km NW · North Yorkshire & East Riding of Yorkshire

Photo of the Howardian Hills, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Howardian Hills

National Landscape near Harome

Gentle farmed hills and old estates between the Vale of York and the moors, easy walking and a great house

7.5 km N

Photo of St Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton, a church in East Riding of Yorkshire, northern England.

St Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton

Church near Bishop Wilton

A Norman church at the head of the green, lavishly restored for Sir Tatton Sykes with a mosaic floor copied from the Vatican.

7.8 km E

Photo of Pocklington, a village in East Riding of Yorkshire, northern England.

Pocklington

Village

A market town on the Wolds' western edge, home to Burnby Hall Gardens and its famous water lilies.

10.3 km SE · East Riding of Yorkshire

Photo of Burnby Hall Gardens, a garden near Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, northern England.

Burnby Hall Gardens

Garden near Pocklington

Nine acres of lakes, rockeries and woodland at Pocklington, holding the national collection of hardy water lilies.

10.8 km SE

Photo of York Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden in North Yorkshire, northern England.

York Cemetery

House & garden near York

A Victorian garden cemetery of 1837 with a Greek Revival chapel by James Pigott Pritchett.

11.7 km W