Crofton

Crofton is a village in West Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles south-east of Wakefield, some 6 miles to the west of the town of Pontefract, and 4 miles from the town of Featherstone. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,781.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandal Castle and Heath Hall.

Sandal Castle

Ruins

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Sandal Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Sandal Magna, a suburb of the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, overlooking the River Calder. It was the site of royal intrigue and the setting for a scene in one of William Shakespeare's plays.

Heath Hall

Historic building

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heath Hall, Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire is a country house dating from 1709. Originally called Eshald House, the estate was purchased by John Smyth whose nephew engaged John Carr of York to reconstruct the house between 1754 and 1780.

Sandal and Agbrigg railway station

Railway station

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Sandal and Agbrigg railway station serves the Wakefield suburbs of Sandal and Agbrigg in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and is operated by Northern Trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Normanton.

Wakefield

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Wakefield is a city in West Yorkshire, 12 miles south of Leeds. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.

Normanton

Town

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Normanton is a town in the civil parish of Normanton and Altofts, in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is located north-east of Wakefield and south-west of Castleford. Normanton is situated 3 miles north of Crofton.

Sandal Magna

Suburb

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Sandal Magna or Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England with a population in 2001 of 5,432. An ancient settlement, it is the site of Sandal Castle and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Crofton

Type: Locality
Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.6574° or 53° 39′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.4406° or 1° 26′ 26″ west

Elevation

135 feet (41 metres)

Open location code

9C5WMH45+WQ

GeoNames ID

7301609

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