Featherstone is a small former mining town in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England, set on the relatively flat landscape of the West Yorkshire coalfield and close to neighbouring Pontefract. It sits within easy commuting distance of larger centres such as Leeds and reflects the suburban and industrial fringe character of the region rather than a rural village feel.
The town’s identity has been shaped by its coal‑mining past and the social networks that grew up around the pits; after pit closures in the late 20th century it has moved towards a mixed economy of local services and commuters, with pockets of regeneration and community projects. Culturally it punches above its weight thanks to the much‑loved Featherstone Rovers rugby league club and a strong working‑class sense of community visible in local clubs, pubs and annual events, even as the area adapts to post‑industrial change.
Postcode districts covering Featherstone
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 21.6 miles
- Leeds 11.4 miles
- Bradford 18.3 miles
- York 22 miles
- Huddersfield 18.1 miles
- Rotherham 17.4 miles
- Doncaster 14.9 miles
- Wakefield 6.2 miles
- Harrogate 22.7 miles
- Halifax 21.5 miles
- Barnsley 9.4 miles
- Castleford 2.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Hardwick Parish 1.6 miles
- Streethouse Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pontefract North Ward 2 miles
- High Ackworth Built-up area 2 miles
- Pontefract Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 2.1 miles
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell Parish 2.4 miles
- Ackworth Parish 2.5 miles
- Normanton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Low Ackworth Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.6 miles
- Sharlston Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Featherstone
WF7 5LZ, WF7 6BJ, WF7 5NY, WF7 6EW, WF7 5JB, WF7 5HL, WF7 5QA, WF7 6EP, WF7 5FE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 20 miles
- Featherstone Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Featherstone Ad
- Kings Croft Hotel 1.1 miles
- ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 3 2.4 miles
- Premier Inn Castleford Xscape 3 2 miles
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Host & Stay | Joffre Avenue 2.4 miles
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 5.8 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Premier Inn Pontefract North 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Featherstone
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Primary
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Featherstone Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 1.6 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 2.5 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 4.7 miles
- Stanley Library Library 5.4 miles
- Outwood Library Library 6.3 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.3 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.1 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 10.1 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 11 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 12.1 miles