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 miles34.8 km
- Leeds 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Bradford 18.3 miles29.4 km
- York 22 miles35.4 km
- Huddersfield 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Rotherham 17.4 miles28 km
- Doncaster 14.9 miles24 km
- Wakefield 6.2 miles10 km
- Harrogate 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Halifax 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Barnsley 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Castleford 2.8 miles4.5 km
Neighbouring places
- West Hardwick Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Streethouse Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pontefract North Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- High Ackworth Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Pontefract Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ackworth Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Normanton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Low Ackworth Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sharlston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Featherstone
WF7 5PU, WF7 5LR, WF7 6NH, WF7 6LU, WF7 6AT, WF7 6AE, WF7 6AU, WF7 6JT, WF7 5PQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- Featherstone Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Featherstone Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 1 mile1.6 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holmfield Arms 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.6 km
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 miles2.5 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 2.5 miles4 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Stanley Library Library 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Outwood Library Library 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Oakwell Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Elland Road Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Saw Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 12.1 miles19.5 km