Coordinates: 53°57′15″N 1°26′47″W / 53.95407°N 1.44651°W
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  Spofforth
Spofforth shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Spofforth with Stockeld |
| District | Harrogate |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Spofforth is a village in the civil parish of Spofforth with Stockeld in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located about 3 miles north west of Wetherby and 5 miles south of Harrogate.
The ruins of Spofforth Castle[1][2], which date from the thirteenth century, are close to the centre of the village. Stockeld Park, south of the village near Sicklinghall, is a stone-built eighteenth century Palladian villa [3][4].
Blind Jack Metcalf, the eighteenth century road builder, lived in Spofforth in his later years and is buried in Spofforth Churchyard.
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