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All the United Kingdom England Wentworth

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wentworth

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wentworth, England

Updated July 27, 2017

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Wentworth, England

Wentworth Woodhouse

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.
Hoober Stand.

Wentworth, England

Hoober Stand

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.
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Needle’s Eye, with a person for scale.

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Needle's Eye

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.
0 miles from Wentworth
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Elsecar, England

Elsecar Beam Engine

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
1 mile from Wentworth
Keppel’s Column, named after Admiral Augustus Keppel.

Rotherham, England

Keppel's Column

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.
1 mile from Wentworth

Barnsley, England

Tankersley Old Hall Ruins

The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.
2 miles from Wentworth

Swinton, England

Waterloo Pottery Kiln

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.
3 miles from Wentworth
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