Carleton
Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school.- Type: Village
- Description: village and former civil parish in Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Carleton, West Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Holy Family R.C Church and Carleton High School.
Pontefract Castle
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chequerfield and Pontefract.
Chequerfield
Suburb
Chequerfield is a district made up mostly of council housing of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
Carleton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.67865° or 53° 40′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.29521° or 1° 17′ 43″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMPH3+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Urdu—“Carleton” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Carleton”
- Japanese: “カールトン”
- Polish: “Carleton (West Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Carleton”
- Swedish: “Carleton, West Yorkshire”
- Swedish: “Carleton”
- Urdu: “کارلٹن، ویسٹ یارکشائر”
- “Carleton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Eastbourne and East Hardwick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The Rookeries and The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School.
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