Ackworth Moor Top is a small village on the rural edge of the City of Wakefield district in England, sitting just outside the larger village of Ackworth and roughly between Wakefield and Pontefract. It occupies gently rolling moorland and farmland, so it feels semi-rural while being within reasonable commuting distance of regional centres.
The area has a mix of stone and brick housing, local shops and pubs and a community life shaped by both its agricultural surroundings and the legacy of nearby coal-mining communities; today many residents commute for work while village clubs and events keep a close-knit social fabric. Nearby historic touches include the long-standing Quaker presence in the wider Ackworth area, and the landscape still reflects centuries of rural settlement and industry.
Postcode districts covering Ackworth Moor Top
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 19 miles30.5 km
- Leeds 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Bradford 20 miles32.2 km
- York 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Huddersfield 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Rotherham 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Doncaster 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Wakefield 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Halifax 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Barnsley 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Castleford 5.6 miles9 km
- Morley 13 miles20.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Low Ackworth Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Ackworth Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- High Ackworth Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 1.1 miles1.9 km
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- West Hardwick Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Badsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Hemsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- East Hardwick Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Thorpe Audlin Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Ackworth Moor Top
WF7 7PQ, WF7 7JU, WF7 7JS, WF7 7NW, WF7 7BY, WF7 7JQ, WF7 7PU, WF7 7AX, WF7 7RN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Fitzwilliam Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Featherstone Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Ackworth Moor Top Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Holmfield Arms 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Burntwood Court Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Ackworth Moor Top
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Primary
- Oakfield Park School Special
Local points of interest
- Nostell Priory Country house 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Stanley Library Library 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Oakwell Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Outwood Library Library 8 miles12.9 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 13 miles20.9 km