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Pontefract has its own non-league football club, Pontefract Collieries F.C., which was founded in 1958 and plays adjacent to the former Prince of Wales Colliery off Beechnut Lane. The team, known locally as "Ponte Colls" play in the Northern Premier League Division One North West (correct as of the 2021–22 season).
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 ...
Crofton, a smaller station, stood next to Doncaster Road, on the current Pontefract Line, behind the Crofton Arms pub. That station too was closed in 1931, but derelict remains of the station building can be seen from the A638 and from trains between Wakefield Kirkgate railway station and Pontefract. [citation needed]
The estate has a parade of shops situated around Chequerfield Circle; which includes a convenience store, fish and chip shop and several takeaways. There is one pub; the Chequerfield Hotel also situated on the Circle. Pontefract Sports and Social Club, formerly known as the Labour Club is situated on the edge of the estate.
To control the quality of ale sold, Frederic began to purchase public houses. From 1878 until his death in 1890, Frederic established twelve pubs which exclusively served his ale. This was the beginning of what was to become an estate of over 300 pubs across the North West of England and North Wales.
Pontefract Town Hall; All Saints' Church, Pontefract; S. St Giles' Church, Pontefract This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 14:05 (UTC). Text is available ...
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 ...
Pontefract Tanshelf railway station; Prince of Wales Colliery; T. King's School, Pontefract This page was last edited on 31 May 2020, at 20:43 (UTC). Text is ...