Pontefract Castle

Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of , in , England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Pomfret Castle” and “Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Pontefract and Micklegate Methodist Church.

Church
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in , , England is an active parish church in the archdeaconry of Pontefract and the Diocese of Leeds. is situated 730 feet east of Pontefract Castle.

Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former Methodist Church of Great Britain church in , , England. is situated 600 feet southwest of Pontefract Castle.

Railway station
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Pontefract Monkhill is the busiest railway station in the market town of , in , England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, 14 miles south-east of . is situated 1,200 feet north of Pontefract Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in . It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of , and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Suburb
is a district made up mostly of council housing of , , England.

Village
is a small village on the southern outskirts of , in the district, in the county of , England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, and the Rookeries primary school.

Pontefract Castle

Latitude
53.69542° or 53° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.30399° or 1° 18′ 14″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Operator
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Open location code
9C5WMMWW+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116946923
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6287316
Wiki­data ID
Q1949590
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pontefract Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بونتيفراكت”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Пантэфракт”
  • Cebuano: “Pontefract Castle”
  • Chinese: “龐特弗雷特城堡”
  • Danish: “Pontefract Castle”
  • Dutch: “Pontefract Castle”
  • French: “château de Pontefract”
  • French: “Château de Pontefract”
  • Galician: “Castelo Pontefract”
  • German: “Pontefract Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Pontefract”
  • Italian: “castello di Pontefract”
  • Italian: “Castello di Pontefract”
  • Japanese: “ポンテフラクト城”
  • Latin: “Castellum Pontisfracti”
  • Russian: “Замок Понтефракт”
  • Russian: “Понтефракт”
  • Swedish: “Pontefract Castle”
  • Turkish: “Pontefract Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Понтефракт”
  • Urdu: “پونٹافریکٹ قلعہ”
  • Welsh: “Castell Pomffred”
  • Welsh: “Castell Pontefract”

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