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Foulby
Foulby
is a
village
in the
county
of
West Yorkshire, England
. It is situated near
Nostell
, between
Crofton
and
Ackworth Moor Top
, on the
A638
east-south
east
of the
city of Wakefield
.
The village
falls within the Ackworth,
North Elmsall
and
Upton
ward
of
Wakefield City Council
.
Persons
John
Harrison
was an English carpenter and clock designer, who solved the
problem
of calculating
longitude
through the carrying of precise time
on board
ship, was born in this tiny village. There is a
blue plaque
on the house
where he was born beside the main
Wakefield
to
Doncaster
road.
Windmill Inn the site of a former
windmill
designed by
John Smeaton
in 1786. This is now an
Indian restaurant
called Arkaan's.
