Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and...
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The Pontefract line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service is operated by Northern, and links Wakefield...
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Pontefract cakes (also known as Pomfret cakes and Pomfrey cakes) are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet measuring approximately .75 in (19 mm)...
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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a constituency in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It is currently represented by...
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69556°N 1.30389°W / 53.69556; -1.30389 Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II...
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Pontefract is a historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Pontefract may also refer to: Ella Pontefract (1896–1945), English writer Richard de Pontefract...
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Pontefract station may refer to one of the following stations in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England: Pontefract Baghill railway station, the least busy...
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Dan Pontefract is a Canadian businessman and writer. Pontefract is from Stoney Creek, Ontario. He earned a Bachelor of Education (BEd) in 1994 and a degree...
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Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented by Yvette Cooper...
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Mansfield-et-Pontefract is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River, northwest...
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Ella Pontefract (1896 – 23 February 1945) was the writer of six books on the social history of the Yorkshire Dales related to disappearing rural traditions...
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has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, previously Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, since 1997. First elected...
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Pontefract Barracks is a former military installation in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style...
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The honour of Pontefract, also known as the feudal barony of Pontefract, was an English feudal barony. Its origins lie in the grant of a large, compact...
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Pontefract Priory was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, 2nd Baron of Pontefract, and located...
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ward, with the addition of Normanton from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (renamed Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley). The constituency comprised...
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When the Lights Went Out (redirect from The Black Monk of Pontefract)
known as "The Black Monk of Pontefract", said to have occurred in the home of Joe and Jean Pritchard at 30 East Drive, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. According...
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53°42′29″N 1°18′58″W / 53.708°N 1.316°W / 53.708; -1.316 Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament...
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Wakefield staff 2010, History of Pontefract Castle. Wakefield staff 2012, Pontefract Castle. Limbird 1832, Pontefract Castle. Brand, John (1905), "Christmas...
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Pontefract Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Pontefract, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The hospital...
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Pontefract Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The track is left-handed undulating course with...
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Earl of Sussex (redirect from Baron Savile of Pontefract)
Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556–1630) (Alternative spelling Baron Savile of Pomfret) Thomas Savile, 2nd Baron Savile of Pontefract (1590 – c. 1659)...
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The Pontefract & Castleford Express is a local newspaper covering the towns of Pontefract and Castleford in Wakefield District, West Yorkshire, northern...
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Osgoldcross Rural District (redirect from Pontefract Rural District)
It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its population (but only a small...
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family tree of the de Lacys of Pontefract who were the holders of both Pontefract Castle and the Honour of Pontefract from 1067 to 1348. * The holders...
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Pontefract Greyhound Stadium originally known as the Pontefract Willow Park Electric Hare Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium located on the north...
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through marriage to the Duchy of Lancaster. They were also Barons of Pontefract and later (via two female lines) Earls of Lincoln. The southern branch...
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also known as Pontefract Friary, was a Dominican friary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was located near today's Pontefract General Infirmary...
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Pontefract North is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district, used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. The ward is one...
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Pontefract is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. In the town and surrounding area are 66 listed buildings...
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