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Successive chairmen of the Low Moor Iron Company occupied the property until the 1920s. Finally in 1932 Royds Hall was purchased by a private owner who stayed until 1975. Two further owners since lovingly maintained and improved Royds Hall, [ 2 ] including millionaire businessman Sir Earnest Hall who was responsible for much of the restoration ...
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The most dominant landmark in Low Moor is arguably the most dominant landmark in the entire village, Low Moor Iron Works. The iron works stand in the central part of Low Moor. Royds Hall, a Grade II* listed building west of Low Moor, was begun in 1640 and substantially extended in 1770. It was the seat of the Rookes family until 1788 when it ...
Low Moor has a local club called the Low Moor Reading Room and Club with two snooker tables, one pool table, one dartboard, [citation needed] and a few slot machines. Some of the residents of Clitheroe and Low Moor come here to socialize. Professional UFC Fighter Michael Bisping grew up in this part of town. There is also a nursery situated in ...
Kirkby Moor is an elevated area of lowland heath, woodland and farmland in central Lincolnshire between the villages of Woodhall Spa to the west and Kirkby on Bain to the east. [1] Roughton Moor lies to the north and the former RAF Woodhall Spa and the Lincolnshire Fens beyond to the south.
Northmoor is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Oxford and almost the same distance southeast of Witney.Northmoor is in the valley of the River Thames, which bounds the parish to the east and south, and is close to the River Windrush which forms part of the parish's western boundary.
The village is situated close to the Wales-England border. Notable people born in the village include Dr. Neville Brown FRSA Psychologist and Lexicographer now of Lichfield who was born in Mancot Royal in 1935, the late football player and Wales manager Gary Speed , who was born there in 1969, fellow former Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe and ...
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