Rishworth is a Village in the county of West Yorkshire.

Rishworth postcode: HX6 4QQ

Retail in Rishworth

There are great places to visit near Rishworth including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, geological features, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.

Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield are great places to visit near Rishworth if you like cities.

The area around Rishworth features a number of interesting villages including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

There are a number of woodlands near Rishworth including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

There are a number of parks near Rishworth including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower are some of Rishworth best historic buildings to visit near Rishworth.

There are a several good museums in the Rishworth area like Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Rishworth like Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Rishworth best country parks to visit near Rishworth.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Rishworth area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

Rishworth has some unmissable towns nearby like Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Don't miss Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Rishworth.

Historic Monuments to visit near Rishworth include Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Rishworth has some unmissable hills nearby like Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

There are a number of ancient sites near Rishworth including Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor is a great place to visit close to Rishworth if you like geological features.

Don't miss Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Rishworth.

Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market are some of Rishworth best shopping centres to visit near Rishworth.

Leeds Bradford Airport is one of Rishworth's best, nearby airports to visit in Rishworth.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Rishworth like Middleton Park.

Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle are great places to visit near Rishworth if you like ruins.

Rishworth has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

The area close to Rishworth boasts some of the best castles including Sandal Castle.

Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls are great places to visit near Rishworth if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good boroughs in the area around Rishworth like Kirklees.

Rishworth History

There are some historic monuments around Rishworth:

• The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
• Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall
• Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden
• Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
• Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
• Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill
• Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm
• Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement
• Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge
• Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth
• Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Wayside cross known as Tinker Cross
• Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn
• Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Brow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack Farm
• The gibbet platform
• Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm
• Close Gate Bridge
• Cairn known as Millers Grave on Midgley Moor
• Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd