Ackton

Ackton is a hamlet in the parish of , in the district of , England. It is near . In 1931 the parish had a population of 961.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Ackton, Wakefield”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School, North Featherstone.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in , West Yorkshire, England. It has Vocational specialisms.

Railway station
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , . It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern Trains, 6 miles east of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Featherstone and Streethouse.

Town
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish in the , , , two miles south-west of . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 it had a population of 15,244. is on the Pontefract Line.

Village
is a semi rural village in , England that is situated to the east of , the west of and the south-west of . It is also situated on a Roman road.

Town
Photo: Jonobass, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the civil parish of and Altofts, in the in , England. It is located north-east of and south-west of . is situated 2 miles west of Ackton.

Ackton

Latitude
53.69195° or 53° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.37529° or 1° 22′ 31″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMJRF+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29804074
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12265447
Wiki­data ID
Q570367
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Ackton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Ackton”
  • French: “Ackton”
  • Irish: “Ackton”
  • Persian: “اکتون”
  • Polish: “Ackton”
  • Swedish: “Ackton”

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