Middlestown

Disused railway viaduct and former toll house on the A642

Middlestown is a small village in between Wakefield and Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Sitlington.

The villages of Middlestown, Netherton, Overton and Midgley are built around and overlook the Coxley Valley.

There are two Nature Reserves, managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, within the boundaries, and the area is also home to the National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Both the M1 and M62 are a few minutes drive away. The A642 road passes through Middlestown

Coordinates: 53°39′N 1°36′W / 53.650°N 1.600°W / 53.650; -1.600

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