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 miles
- Leeds 13.9 miles
- Bradford 20 miles
- York 24.3 miles
- Huddersfield 18.5 miles
- Rotherham 14.6 miles
- Doncaster 12.5 miles
- Wakefield 7.3 miles
- Halifax 22.7 miles
- Barnsley 7.4 miles
- Castleford 5.6 miles
- Morley 13 miles
Neighbouring places
- Low Ackworth Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Ackworth Parish 1 mile
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward 1.1 miles
- High Ackworth Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 1.1 miles
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- West Hardwick Parish 1.7 miles
- Badsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hemsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- East Hardwick Parish 2.1 miles
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell Parish 2.2 miles
- Thorpe Audlin Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Ackworth Moor Top
WF7 7NG, WF7 7RE, WF7 7FW, WF7 7FP, WF7 7PA, WF7 7FL, WF7 7ER, WF7 7NY, WF7 7QJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17.7 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.2 miles
- Fitzwilliam Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Featherstone Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Ackworth Moor Top Ad
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Kings Croft Hotel 3 miles
- ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 3 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 6.9 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 3.5 miles
- The Darrington 3 3.9 miles
- Premier Inn Castleford Xscape 3 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Pontefract North 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Ackworth Moor Top
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Primary
- Oakfield Park School Special
Local points of interest
- Nostell Priory Country house 2.1 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.7 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.7 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.3 miles
- Stanley Library Library 7.4 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 8 miles
- Outwood Library Library 8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 9.4 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.6 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 13 miles