Knottingley railway station

Knottingley railway station serves the town of Knottingley, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line and is 16 miles south-east of Leeds; services are operated by Northern Trains.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “KNO”, “Knottingley Railway Station”, and “Knottingley Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knottingley TMD and Knottingley Town Hall.

Knottingley TMD

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Knottingley TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. The depot is situated on the Pontefract Line and is near Knottingley station. Knottingley TMD is situated 1,300 feet east of Knottingley railway station.

Knottingley Town Hall

Town hall

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Knottingley Town Hall is a municipal building in Weeland Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which served as the headquarters of Knottingley Urban District Council, now operates as a community centre. Knottingley Town Hall is situated 3,500 feet east of Knottingley railway station.

St Botolph’s Church, Knottingley

Church

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The Church of St Botolph is an active Anglican parish church in the town of Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is named after St. Botolph and is a grade II listed building. St Botolph’s Church, Knottingley is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Knottingley railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferrybridge and Knottingley.

Ferrybridge

Village

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Ferrybridge is a village in West Yorkshire, England. Ferrybridge lies at a historically important crossing of the River Aire which borders the North Yorkshire village of Brotherton.

Knottingley

Town

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Knottingley is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the old A1 road before it was bypassed as the A1. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 13,503, increasing to 13,710 for the City of Wakefield ward at the 2011 Census.