Pontefract North sits in the northern part of Pontefract within the metropolitan district of Wakefield, England. The ward combines residential streets and pockets of light industry and retail, set on the low-lying West Yorkshire plain with good road and rail connections to nearby centres such as Leeds and York.
Locally it shares in Pontefract's strong historic identity - from the ruins of Pontefract Castle to the town’s unique liquorice heritage and the well‑known Pontefract Racecourse - and reflects a mix of Victorian housing, post‑war developments and legacy industrial influences; community groups and local events keep a notably civic and heritage‑minded atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Pontefract North
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 22.9 miles
- Leeds 12.1 miles
- Bradford 19.5 miles
- York 20.3 miles
- Huddersfield 20 miles
- Rotherham 18.5 miles
- Doncaster 14.5 miles
- Wakefield 8.1 miles
- Harrogate 22.5 miles
- Halifax 23.2 miles
- Barnsley 11.2 miles
- Castleford 2.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontefract Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Featherstone Built-up area 2 miles
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston Ward 2 miles
- Pontefract South Ward 2 miles
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.1 miles
- Holmfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Castleford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Darrington Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Knottingley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Brotherton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Byram Built-up area 2.8 miles
- High Ackworth Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Pontefract North
WF8 2LL, WF8 2PL, WF8 1PL, WF8 2YJ, WF8 2ND, WF8 2NY, WF8 2PX, WF8 4SZ, WF8 4BJ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 19.5 miles
- Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Pontefract Monkhill Railway Station 0.4 miles
Hotels in Pontefract North Ad
Schools in Pontefract North
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- New College Pontefract Further education
- Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St Giles C of E Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 0.8 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 3.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 4.3 miles
- Stanley Library Library 6.8 miles
- Outwood Library Library 7.9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.1 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8.3 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 11.3 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 11.8 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.8 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 12 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.6 miles