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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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of around 170 feet (50 metres)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
    Saturday–Sunday: 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
  • Description: castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Pomfret Castle”
    “Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover All Saints’ Church, Pontefract and Micklegate Methodist Church.
Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
Church
The Church of All Saints in …
730 feet east of Pontefract Castle
Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church
is a former Methodist…
600 feet southwest of Pontefract Castle
Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
Railway station
Pontefract Monkhill is the busiest railway station…
1,200 feet north of Pontefract Castle

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.
Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in .
Suburb
is a district made up mostly of council housing of , , England.
Village
is a small village on the southern outskirts…

Pontefract Castle

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Latitude
53.69542° or 53° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.30399° or 1° 18′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C5WMMWW+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116946923
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Geo­Names ID
6287316
Wiki­data ID
Q1949590

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pontefract Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة بونتيفراكتArabic
Замак ПантэфрактBelarusian
Pontefract CastleCebuano
龐特弗雷特城堡Chinese
Pontefract CastleDanish
Pontefract CastleDutch
Château de PontefractFrench
Castelo PontefractGalician
Pontefract CastleGerman
Caisleán PontefractIrish
Castello di PontefractItalian
ポンテフラクト城Japanese
Castellum PontisfractiLatin
Замок ПонтефрактRussian
ПонтефрактRussian
Pontefract CastleSwedish
Pontefract KalesiTurkish
ПонтефрактUkrainian
پونٹافریکٹ قلعہUrdu
Castell PomffredWelsh
Castell PontefractWelsh

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