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Public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract Library is a public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture
Pontefract_Library
Market town in West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and
Pontefract
Castle in West Yorkshire, England
69556°N 1.30389°W / 53.69556; -1.30389 Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II
Pontefract_Castle
Museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine
Pontefract_Museum
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a constituency in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Pontefract,_Castleford_and_Knottingley
British architectural designer and businessman
home town of Pontefract, Poulson won much local authority work for the then Pontefract Municipal Borough Council, such as the town's library and the Horsefair
John_Poulson
Shadow library search engine
Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 2025-02-09. Pontefract, Dan (March 25, 2025). "Authors Challenge Meta's Use Of Their Books For
Anna's_Archive
Grammar school in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The
Pontefract and District Girls High School
Pontefract_and_District_Girls_High_School
UK Parliament constituency (2010–2024)
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented by Yvette Cooper
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Normanton,_Pontefract_and_Castleford
Keighley Library, West Yorkshire Pontefract Library, West Yorkshire Scarborough Library Todmorden Industrial Society libraries Walkley Library, South Yorkshire
List of libraries in the United Kingdom
List_of_libraries_in_the_United_Kingdom
Public house in West Yorkshire, England
The Liquorice Bush is a grade II listed public house in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is believed that the pub is the only one in Great Britain
The_Liquorice_Bush
Church of England ecclesiastical office
The Archdeacon of Pontefract is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leeds. As Archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary
Archdeacon_of_Pontefract
Area of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Chequerfield is a district made up mostly of council housing of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The estate has a parade of shops situated around Chequerfield
Chequerfield
English Constable of Chester (1192–1240)
1192 – 22 July 1240) was hereditary Constable of Chester, 7th Baron of Pontefract, 8th Baron of Halton and 8th Lord of Bowland. John was the eldest son
John_de_Lacy,_Earl_of_Lincoln
British politician (1695–1751)
connection with the Whig party and Robert had gone on to win the borough of Pontefract from the Tories in the general election of 1695, and later to represent
John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway
John_Monckton,_1st_Viscount_Galway
Municipal building in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
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
Pontefract_Town_Hall
Building in Pontefract, England
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
Pontefract_Market_Hall
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
ward, with the addition of Normanton from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (renamed Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley). The constituency comprises
Normanton_and_Hemsworth
Municipal building in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
town hall in Market Place in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1785 and was replaced by Pontefract Town Hall which was completed
Old_Town_Hall,_Pontefract
Methodist church in West Yorkshire, England
church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The church is situated on Micklegate to the east of Pontefract town centre close to Pontefract Castle. It
Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
Micklegate_Methodist_Church,_Pontefract
surname of Arundell in accordance with the terms of her will. He was MP for Pontefract, a seat controlled by the Galway family, from 1747 to 1748. He was then
William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway
William_Monckton-Arundell,_2nd_Viscount_Galway
Illegitimate son of King Richard III of England
John of Gloucester (or John of Pontefract) (c. 1468 – c. 1499 (based on historical hypothesis)), also known as John Plantagenet, was an illegitimate son
John_of_Gloucester
British Whig politician (1816–1872)
1872) was a British Whig politician. Wood was first elected Whig MP for Pontefract in 1857, but stood down at the next election in 1859. Leigh Rayment's
William_Wood_(Pontefract_MP)
English architect (1915–1975)
re-used material from a demolished medieval church. At All Saints' Church, Pontefract, West Yorkshire (1966–67), Pace built a new nave and vestry within the
George_Pace
British social history writer and illustrator (1905–2006)
Ella Pontefract, illustrating books on the Dales and Yorkshire. The two women published six books on Yorkshire life and customs before Pontefract died
Marie_Hartley
Town in West Yorkshire, England
and Calder Navigation. It is located north east of Wakefield, north of Pontefract and south east of Leeds. Castleford is the largest town in the Wakefield
Castleford
City in West Yorkshire, England
Notable libraries in Leeds are: Leeds Central Library, a public library on Calverley Street, is near the city's municipal buildings. Leeds Library, a private
Leeds
Part of Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1648)
Wakefield staff 2010, History of Pontefract Castle. Wakefield staff 2012, Pontefract Castle. Limbird 1832, Pontefract Castle. Brand, John (1905), "Christmas
Second_English_Civil_War
English nobleman (c. 1278–1322)
drawn and beheaded, and Lancaster was executed on 22 March 1322 near Pontefract Castle. Upon his death, his titles and estates were forfeited, and the
Thomas,_2nd_Earl_of_Lancaster
Servant of the House of Lancaster
under three monarchs, Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. As Constable of Pontefract Castle, he had custody of Richard II after that king was deposed. Robert
Robert_Waterton
British peer and politician
Britain in 1835, in time for his election as Member of Parliament for Pontefract as a supporter of Sir Robert Peel at the general election.[citation needed]
John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough
John_Savile,_4th_Earl_of_Mexborough
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
at the 2011 Census. The town lies 7½ miles from Barnsley, 7 miles from Pontefract and 9 miles from Wakefield. Historically Hemsworth is part of the West
Hemsworth
Queen of England from 1486 to 1503
Richard Grey, who had both been escorting him, were arrested and sent to Pontefract Castle. Elizabeth Woodville fled with her younger son Richard and her
Elizabeth_of_York
English politician
John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556 – 31 August 1630) was an English politician. He was M.P. for Lincoln (1586), Sheriff of Lincolnshire
John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract
John_Savile,_1st_Baron_Savile_of_Pontefract
Anglo-Norman soldier
Lacy, daughter and heiress of Robert de Lacy (d. abt. 1131), Baron of Pontefract. His younger brother Roger fitz Richard was Lord of Warkworth Castle and
John_fitz_Richard
19th Century priest
of Bristol from 1836 until 1873. Thorp was educated at King's School, Pontefract and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1829
Thomas_Thorp_(priest)
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
Listed buildings in Pontefract
Listed_buildings_in_Pontefract
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
philanthropist James Reckitt. The second Baronet sat as member of parliament for Pontefract and Brigg. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet
Reckitt_baronets
Thornley Finney (born 1 May 1932) was the eighth Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract. He was educated at Charterhouse and Hertford College, Oxford. Ordained
John_Finney
British painter
(c. 1807 – 1874) was a British landscape and animal painter, born in Pontefract, in Yorkshire, England. He was active principally in Rome, where was an
Charles Coleman (English painter)
Charles_Coleman_(English_painter)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
part, namely,— Section three. 16 & 17 Geo. 5. No. 2 Rural Deaneries of Pontefract and Hemsworth (Transfer) Measure 1926 In part, namely,— Section three
Statute_Law_Revision_Act_1950
16th-century Welsh legal manuscript
known as Pomffred since it had previously been owned by the constable of Pontefract Castle, is a version of the Laws of Hywel Dda. Aneurin Owen assigned this
Peniarth_259B
Failed English rebellion
disbanded Scrope and Mowbray were arrested by Westmoreland and taken to Pontefract Castle to await the king who arrived with his army at York in early June
Northern_Rising_(1405)
British documentary television series
Rail helicopter. 4 "Pontefract to Bridlington" 7 January 2010 (2010-01-07) Portillo searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
Queen of England (1464–1470; 1471–1483)
Woodville's son Richard Grey and brother Anthony, Earl Rivers, executed in Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire. The Titulus Regius – an act of parliament – declared
Elizabeth_Woodville
King of England from 1399 to 1413
Thomas, was another loyal companion. Thomas Swynford was Constable of Pontefract Castle, where Richard II is said to have died.[citation needed] One of
Henry_IV_of_England
Village in West Yorkshire, England
It lies around 3 miles (5 km) southeast of its nearest town of size, Pontefract, close to the A1 road. The village contains one of the largest viaducts
Wentbridge
Heroic outlaw in English folklore
six miles from north to south, with the River Went at Wentbridge near Pontefract forming its northern boundary and the villages of Skelbrooke and Hampole
Robin_Hood
King of England from 1483 to 1485
Grey and his associate, Thomas Vaughan, arrested. They were taken to Pontefract Castle, where they were executed on 25 June on the charge of treason against
Richard_III_of_England
British politician
Westmorland and Durham before being returned to Parliament as a Member for Pontefract and Thirsk. Among his siblings were sisters Hon. Elizabeth Monckton (wife
Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway
Robert_Monckton-Arundell,_4th_Viscount_Galway
been found for other Carnegie libraries, e.g. Pontefract's Carnegie library is now a museum. London Brentford Library 1903, brick and terracotta construction
List of Carnegie libraries in Europe
List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Europe
MPs in the 59th United Kingdom House of Commons
House of Commons Library. Baker, Carl (12 July 2024). "General election 2024 results - MPs elected.xlsx". House of Commons Library. Priddy, Sarah (10
List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
English knight (c. 1457–1483)
to the throne as Richard III. Grey and his uncle were then executed at Pontefract Castle on 25 June 1483. Richard Grey was aged around 26 at the time of
Richard_Grey
English noble, courtier, and writer (c. 1440–1483)
young king's half-brother. Rivers was imprisoned and then beheaded at Pontefract Castle in West Yorkshire on 25 June 1483 as part of the duke's path towards
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Anthony_Woodville,_2nd_Earl_Rivers
Includes all other parties, all independent candidates and the Speaker Library, House of Commons (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019: The results"
Results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election
Results_of_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
created on 26 July 1909 for Thomas Willans Nussey, Member of Parliament for Pontefract from 1893 to 1910. The 2nd Baronet married Viva Frances Talbot (1900–1983)
Nussey_baronets
Former country house near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
unsuccessful suitor of Florence Nightingale, and also an MP for Pontefract. His well-known library at the hall was devastated by fire in 1876. Richard's son
Fryston_Hall
British politician and peer (1918–2004)
managing director of a firm of pottery manufacturers. Pike contested Pontefract in 1951 and Leek in 1955 without success. She was elected Member of Parliament
Mervyn_Pike
English bookseller and bibliographer
& Sons sold many valuable libraries. One sale in 1784 was formed principally from the libraries of N. Wilson of Pontefract and H. Bradshaw of Maple Hall
James_Edwards_(bookseller)
King of England from 1377 to 1399
Richard to live. He is thought to have starved to death in captivity in Pontefract Castle on or around 14 February 1400, although there is some question
Richard_II_of_England
Village in West Yorkshire, England
the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, between Pontefract, Barnsley and Doncaster on the River Went. It has four parts: High Ackworth
Ackworth,_West_Yorkshire
English statesman and cardinal (1473–1530)
Castle on the evening of 7 November 1530. He lodged at Pomfret Abbey in Pontefract that night and the following day made it to Sheffield Manor Lodge, where
Thomas_Wolsey
English doctor and serial killer (1946–2004)
Fred Shipman.[citation needed] Shipman began working at Pontefract General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, and in 1974 took his first
Harold_Shipman
Form of church steeple
octagonal bell tower with crown spire was added to St Giles' Church in Pontefract in 1790. The open spire of Faversham Parish Church, Kent was built in
Crown_steeple
sons and a daughter. His son Charles by his first wife became MP for Pontefract and then Aldborough. His third son William (by his second wife) was MP
William_Mellish_(died_1791)
Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
National Coal Mining Museum for England Nostell Nostell Priory Pontefract Pontefract Museum Wakefield The Hepworth Wakefield Wakefield Museum Category
Royal_Armouries_Museum
Municipal building in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
buildings, which also includes Ilkley Library (a Carnegie library), and the King's Hall & Winter Garden theatre. The library, Town Hall and King's Hall opened
Ilkley_Town_Hall
English army officer and politician (1619–1683)
in September 1658, he re-entered politics as Member of Parliament for Pontefract. When Richard Cromwell, his late father's successor, resigned in May,
John_Lambert_(general)
English politician
of the commonwealth. In 1645 he was elected Member of Parliament for Pontefract as a recruiter to the Long Parliament. In April 1660, White was elected
William White (MP for Clitheroe)
William_White_(MP_for_Clitheroe)
English Independent minister and Hebrew scholar
the North Howram dissenting academy. In 1790 he was chosen minister at Pontefract. Ordained there, he succeeded in filling his chapel and a new one was
Benjamin_Boothroyd
Claimant to the English throne (1411–1460)
worse. Forces loyal to Henry controlled the city of York, and nearby Pontefract Castle was also in hostile hands. The Lancastrian armies were commanded
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Richard_of_York,_3rd_Duke_of_York
Hewley (1619–1697) was an English magistrate and Member of Parliament for Pontefract, an early Whig. He sided with parliament against the king. After his death
John_Hewley
Wakefield, and the wider district, and so includes people from Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley and other areas. This list is
List of people from the City of Wakefield
List_of_people_from_the_City_of_Wakefield
British physicist
was made a partner. During a visit to the Quaker Ackworth School near Pontefract in 1814, he met Isabella Harris, then aged 22, the daughter of the school
Joseph_Jackson_Lister
England (1483) – executed at Pontefract Castle by order of Richard III Sir Richard Grey (1483) – executed at Pontefract Castle by order of Richard III
List of people who were beheaded
List_of_people_who_were_beheaded
British politician
and Liberal Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract from 1893 to 1910. Willans Nussey was the son of Thomas Nussey, a woollen
Willans_Nussey
English antiquary
of Rutland, who came into possession of the Chartulary of St. John of Pontefract, a collection of early Yorkshire documents kept by monks at the Cluniac
Roger_Dodsworth
Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2025. Morris 1994, p. 6–8. Pontefract & Hartley 1988, p. 30. "OL30" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central
List of crossings of the River Swale
List_of_crossings_of_the_River_Swale
1460 Wars of the Roses battle
marched north to deal with them. As the King’s Lancastrian supporters held Pontefract Castle, York made for his manor at nearby Wakefield. Later Yorkist and
Battle_of_Wakefield
English royal heirs who disappeared in 1483
Woodville, and their half-brother Sir Richard Grey. They were sent to Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire where, on 25 June, Woodville and Grey were beheaded
Princes_in_the_Tower
Mediaeval hereditary office
(d.pre-1130), feudal baron of Pontefract in Yorkshire and lord of Bowland ("lord of the Fells"), who founded Pontefract Priory and built Clitheroe Castle
Constable_of_Chester
title pages of English Housewifry Leeds University Library "Blue plaque for Elizabeth is Pontefract's first for a woman". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. 22
Elizabeth_Moxon
English politician and army officer (1584–1648)
further reduction of the county. In December 1644 he took the town of Pontefract, but failed to secure the castle. During his command in Yorkshire, Fairfax
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Ferdinando_Fairfax,_2nd_Lord_Fairfax_of_Cameron
British politician
Cambridge in 1766. Smyth served in Parliament as Member of Parliament for Pontefract from 1783 to 1807. He was a Lord of the Admiralty, from 1791 to 1794,
John_Smyth_(1748–1811)
British Anglican bishop (1873–1967)
simultaneously: Archdeacon of Pontefract, a canon residentiary of Wakefield Cathedral, and the first Bishop suffragan of Pontefract, appointed to assist James
Campbell_Hone
British noblewoman
Great Britain in 1782, and previously from 1765 to 1766. Born c. 1735 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, she was the only child and heiress of Thomas
Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham
Mary_Watson-Wentworth,_Marchioness_of_Rockingham
cathedral — Archdeacon of Pontefract and St Chad's canon — and additionally appointed to the episcopate as the third Bishop of Pontefract, the bishop suffragan
Arthur_Morris_(bishop)
British Royal Air Force officer (1915–2000)
while with No. 214 Squadron, he survived the crash of Harrow "K6991" at Pontefract, Yorkshire. While acting as a wireless operator for his aircraft, he was
Dominic_Bruce
Duke of Normandy from 1087 to 1106
Robert's supporters, including Ivo de Grandmesnil, Robert Malet, Robert of Pontefract, and most significantly Robert of Bellême, who, after being accused of
Robert_Curthose
Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12359. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.); "Harold Harefoot (r. 1035–1040)".
List_of_English_monarchs
Anglican bishop and railway photographer (1907–1978)
In 1961, Treacy was consecrated a bishop and appointed the Bishop of Pontefract, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Wakefield. In 1968, he was made
Eric_Treacy
boundary review "General Election results, 1 May 1997". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 20 July 2025. 1997 United Kingdom general election Results of
Results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election
Results_of_the_1997_United_Kingdom_general_election
English nobleman
the Pilgrimage of Grace was convicted of high treason for delivering up Pontefract Castle to the rebels. He was executed on Tower Hill 30 June 1537. The
Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy
Thomas_Darcy,_1st_Baron_Darcy_de_Darcy
Private day and boarding school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
the British Council (Home Division) during the Second World War Ella Pontefract, writer "Joanna Fox, Principal, Harrogate Ladies' College and Highfield
Harrogate_Ladies'_College
Government of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
2024. "House of Commons Library, 2024. "What Happens in the Commons after the general election?"". House of Commons Library. 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024
Starmer_ministry
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
Dee. ISBN 978-1-56663-683-4. Warner, Simon, ed. (2005). Howl for now. Pontefract : Chester Springs, PA: Route; U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions. ISBN 978-1-901927-25-2
Allen_Ginsberg
Local authority in West Yorkshire, England
Hemsworth Horbury and South Ossett Knottingley Normanton Ossett Pontefract North Pontefract South South Elmsall and South Kirkby Stanley and Outwood East
Wakefield_Council
English charter of freedoms made in 1215
Ros, Baron of Helmsley John de Lacy, Constable of Chester and Lord of Pontefract Castle Richard de Percy John FitzRobert de Clavering, Lord of Warkworth
Magna_Carta
Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)
were executed, and Richard died shortly thereafter "by means unknown" in Pontefract Castle. Further west in Wales, the Welsh had generally supported Richard's
Wars_of_the_Roses
English prince and nobleman (1300–1338)
scheduled to take place. According to Hilton, Margaret was staying at Pontefract Castle and was following a hunt when she went into labour. The chronicler
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Thomas_of_Brotherton,_1st_Earl_of_Norfolk
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