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Cottages on Highfield Lane
Historical Walk round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 6 - Free    
4.8km / 3.0mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk takes in modern Lepton, goes through four of the ancient hamlets which formed part of the township, and looks at patterns of settlement in our area, the development of highways and a railway line.There are also two short alternative routes.
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Kirkheaton Parish Church
Historical Walks round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 2 - Free    
4.8km / 3.0mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk passes through some lovely countryside as well as our industrial past in the form of stone/clay quarries, old coal pits, defunct chemical/dye works, weavers' cottages and old mills, with their dams and water races.
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Square Fold
Historical Walk round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 4 - Free    
4.8km / 3.0mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk takes in the pleasant parkland north of Lepton before passing through Great Lepton. You will see evidence of plantations, coal pits, a mill with its dams and races and, more recently, open cast mining as you visit some old settlements.
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Kirkheaton Parish Church
Historical Walks round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 3 - Free    
4.3km / 2.7mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
Starting in Dalton our third walk quickly passes into Kirkheaton and then stays wholly within that township. It is a widely scattered village with many interesting corners which offer a variety of architectural styles.
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Lepton Parish Church
Historical Walks round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 1 - Free    
4.6km / 2.9mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk follows two ancient lanes which have lovely views, then Linfit Lane whose mills and weavers' cottages remind us of the once flourishing woollen industry. Towards the end there is an optional route across Lepton's ancient Common Land.
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