Spofforth, Harrogate

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Spofforth with Stockeld is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located about 3 miles North West of Wetherby and 5 miles South of Harrogate.

The ruins of Spofforth Castle, which date from the thirteenth century, are close to the centre of the village.

Blind Jack Metcalf lived here in his later years.

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