Buttercross

Buttercross is a historic building in , which is located on Shoemarket. Buttercross is situated nearby to the marketplace , as well as near the church .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Museum and Pontefract Market Hall.

Museum
Photo: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a local museum in , , . The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. The museum opened in 1975.

Marketplace
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market hall in , , England. It was completed in 1860. Pontefract market takes place both in the hall and on the Market Place on which the hall is situated.

Library
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public library in , , England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture by John Poulson…

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.

Buttercross

Latitude
53.69131° or 53° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.31163° or 1° 18′ 42″ west
Levels
1
Open location code
9C5WMMRQ+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 155225206
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
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