Ledston

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Ledston is a village 4 km (3 miles) north of Castleford and 17 km (10 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Leeds Metropolitan district.

Ledston Hall was the home of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of the seventh Earl of Huntingdon, known to everyone as "Lady Betty".

The hall was originally a grange and chapel built by the monks of Pontefract Priory.


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