Streethouse - Izeria

Streethouse is a semi rural village in West Yorkshire, England that is situated to the east of Wakefield, the west of Featherstone and the south-west of Castleford. It is also situated on a Roman road.

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Streethouse railway station

Streethouse railway station serves the village of Streethouse in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern Trains and is 4 miles (6 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate station. The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro and Regional Railways on 12 May 1992 when the line between Wakefield and Pontefract was re-opened to passenger traffic.

Sharlston

Sharlston is a village and civil parish, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756, reducing to 2,663 at the 2011 Census. The village lies in the City of Wakefield unitary district.

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Outwood Academy Freeston

Outwood Academy Freeston (known locally as Freeston), formerly The Freeston Academy, is a state run, coeducational high school situated in Normanton, West Yorkshire near the city of Wakefield. It is a Business and Enterprise specialist school. The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and the current principal is Lisa Allott, and the vice principal is Tom Daniels.

Foulby

Foulby is a village in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Nostell, between Crofton and Ackworth Moor Top, on the A638 east-south east of the city of Wakefield. The village is in the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward of Wakefield Council. The boundary between the civil parishes of Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell (to the south-east) and Sharlston (to the north-west) passes through the village. John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776) an English carpenter and clock designer, who solved the problem of calculating longitude through the carrying of precise time on board ship, was born in the village. A blue plaque is displayed on the house where he was born beside the main Wakefield to Doncaster road. Windmill Inn, the site of a former windmill designed by John Smeaton in 1786, is now an Indian restaurant called Arkaan's.