Lee Gap Fair, in the parish of Woodkirk, West Ardsley, near Leeds, is one of the surviving horse fairs that still attract a strong gypsy prescence, and its organisers claim it to be the oldest chartered fair in England. A charter granted from King Stephen in 1136, confirming an earlier one, does indeed grant two fairs to the parish of Woodkirk, in August and September, and there are still two Lee fairs: Lee Gap Fair on 17 August, and Latter Lee on 17 September.Why not take a short break and join in the fun!
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