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Where is the tallest Maypole in the UK? |
Travel Info Where is the tallest Maypole in the UK? Travel Tips The village of Barwick in Elmet, near Leeds in West Yorkshire. No one knows when the village maypole was first erected. It's height is approx. 90 feet and it is reported to be one of the tallest in the country. It is taken down every three years to be repainted and erected manually with the help of ladders and ropes. Source(s): http://www.pub-explorer.com/thepubs/gasc... Other Travel Tips I have lived in London for 40 years and have never seen a single Maypole - other than pubs named The Maypole which are common. I guess we're all off to Barwick then, as I too have not seen a maypole since the late fifties, when my junior school used to do English country dancing. It's one of those traditions we lost when we became 'multi-cultural' - and lost our own culture. There are quite a few maypoles left standing around the country. I know of another one in a village topside of Dewsbury and another in a village south west of Stratford but I don't know how high they are... |
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