Pontefract Hermitage
Pontefract Hermitage is a medieval hermitage situated below the old Southgate entrance to the General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: Grade I listed building in Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “King Edward VII Memorial Wing”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontefract Market Hall and Pontefract Town Hall.
Pontefract Market Hall
Marketplace
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontefract Market Hall is a market hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, 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. Pontefract Market Hall is situated 530 feet north of Pontefract Hermitage.
Pontefract Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988. Pontefract Town Hall is situated 600 feet north of Pontefract Hermitage.
Pontefract Museum
Museum
Photo: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. The museum opened in 1975. Pontefract Museum is situated 710 feet northwest of Pontefract Hermitage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.
Pontefract
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pontefract is a market town in West Yorkshire. It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of Wakefield, and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.
Chequerfield
Suburb
Chequerfield is a district made up mostly of council housing of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
Carleton
Village
Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school.
Pontefract Hermitage
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.69046° or 53° 41′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.31011° or 1° 18′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5WMMRQ+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 889484625OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q15844884
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