‘The Rhubarb Triangle’, famous for producing early forced rhubarb, is in which English county?
Rhubarb Triangle are among the attractions. In 2005 Wakefield council erected a sculpture depicting a rhubarb plant in Holmfield Park Wakefield. Rhubarb growing and the 'Rhubarb Express' are featured in Wakefield Museum. Notes Citations Bibliography Rhubarb Triangle The Rhubarb Triangle (also alliteratively known as the Tusky Triangle, from the Yorkshire word for rhubarb) is a triangle in West Yorkshire, England between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It includes Kirkhamgate, East Ardsley, Stanley, Lofthouse and Carlton. The Rhubarb Triangle was originally much bigger, covering an area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. From the first decade of the 20th
Rhubarb Triangle transport and the service ended shortly after. Rhubarb became less popular after the Second World War when more exotic fruits became more available. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the name "rhubarb triangle" to a 1965 textbook mentioning pre-war trains "rhubarb specials" that ran from the West Riding rhubarb triangle to London and it was mentioned in the "Guardian" newspaper in 1986. Twelve farmers who farm within the Rhubarb Triangle applied to have the name "Yorkshire forced rhubarb" added to the list of foods and drinks that have their names legally protected by the European Commission's Protected Food Name scheme. The