The Rookeries

The Rookeries is a forest in , . The Rookeries is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Baghill railway station.

Castle
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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.

Railway station
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Pontefract Baghill is one of three railway stations that serve the market town of , in , England. The other stations, and , both lie on the Pontefract line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line, 21+1⁄4 miles south of towards Sheffield.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
Pontefract Monkhill is the busiest railway station in the market town of , in , England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, 14 miles south-east of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Knottingley.

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.

Town
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is a town in the in , England on the 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.

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.

The Rookeries

Latitude
53.6797° or 53° 40′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.2947° or 1° 17′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C5WMPH4+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314408781
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

Discover The Rookeries from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carleton and Chequerfield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School and Rosse Observatory.

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