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Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War .
Pontefract Castle began as a wooden motte and bailey castle before 1086 and was later rebuilt in stone. The de Lacys lived there for more than two centuries [12] and were holders of the castle and the Honour of Pontefract from 1067 [13] until the death of Alice de Lacy in 1348. [14] King Richard II was murdered at the castle in 1400.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pontefract Castle; S. Sandal Castle; W. Wakefield Castle This page ...
A map of the Parliamentary Borough of Pontefract as it existed before the Reform Act 1832 (in green) and after (in red) The Reform Act 1832 extended the boundaries of the constituency, bringing in the neighbouring townships of Tanshelf, Monkhill, Knottingley, Ferrybridge and Carleton, as well as Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Park, which had previously been excluded.
Pontefract is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. In the town and surrounding area are 66 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, eight are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Most of the ...
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Exhibits include finds from Pontefract Castle and St. John's Priory, Pontefract, coins from the English Civil War, packaging from the Pontefract liquorice factories, coloured glass and locally printed material. [4] Most of the collection has Pontefract connections, including the mining history of the town.