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 miles36.9 km
- Leeds 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Bradford 19.5 miles31.4 km
- York 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Huddersfield 20 miles32.1 km
- Rotherham 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Doncaster 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Wakefield 8.1 miles13 km
- Harrogate 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Halifax 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Barnsley 11.2 miles18 km
- Castleford 2.3 miles3.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontefract Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Featherstone Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Pontefract South Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holmfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Castleford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Darrington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Knottingley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Brotherton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Byram Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- High Ackworth Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Pontefract North
WF8 2RY, WF8 9EX, WF8 4AN, WF8 2TH, WF8 1AY, WF8 4HA, WF8 4DA, WF8 2FT, WF8 4SA … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Pontefract Monkhill Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
Hotels near Pontefract North Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 1.2 miles2 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holmfield Arms 8 miles12.8 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Ramada by Wyndham Leeds East 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
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 miles1.4 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 4.3 miles7 km
- Stanley Library Library 6.8 miles11 km
- Outwood Library Library 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Saw Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Oakwell Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.8 miles19 km
- Elland Road Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.6 miles20.2 km