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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 .
This is a list of National Trust properties in England, including any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of the National Trust in England. Bedfordshire [ edit ]
Pontefract Racecourse is the longest continuous horse racing circuit in Europe at 2 miles 125 yards (3,333 m; 16.57 furlongs). [36] It stages flat racing between the end of March and the end of October. A new sports centre is located at Pontefract Park which opened on 12 April 2021, which replaces the old swimming pool located on Stuart Road. [37]
Railway Clearing House diagram showing lines from Castleford in 1912. The old signal box in June 2006. The current station was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1871 to replace an earlier one 440 yards (400 m) to the east built by the York and North Midland Railway on their line from York to Normanton and opened on 1 July 1840. [2]
In February 2017 Castleford Swimming Pool closed. A new modern leisure facility including a swimming pool is proposed for nearby Pontefract Park. Built in 1890 the underpass/bridge made by Deborah Saunt called the Tickle Cock Bridge was established and was refurbished in 2003 and was closed around Christmas 2005, but was completed in 2008. Also ...
Deershed in Park at Heath Hall Warmfield cum Heath: Deer House: Early-mid 18th century: 22 November 1966: 1135559: Upload Photo: Heath House Heath Common, Warmfield cum Heath: Country House: Mid 17th century: 14 February 1952
The company was established by a local act of Parliament, the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. xlvi), passed on 3 June 1862. [1] The route, measuring 8.75 miles (14.08 km), [2] ran through parts of rural Middlesex (now suburban north London) from Finsbury Park through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate, Finchley and Mill Hill to Edgware.
Pontefract Line – One train per hour to Leeds and to Knottingley via Pontefract Monkhill, with a two-hourly service on Sundays. This provides a rail link to Wakefield Westgate. [22] TransPennine Express – One train per hour to York and to Manchester Piccadilly via Huddersfield. [23]