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Carleton, West Yorkshire
Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school. Pontefract RUFC is also based in the village. Carleton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1866 Carleton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Pontefract. In 1931 the parish had a population of 834.
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Carleton High School
Carleton High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, at Carleton in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a part of the Pontefract Academies Trust which is a multi-academy organisation with two high schools, Carleton and The Kings' School, and six primary schools. It was rated a good school by Ofsted in its full inspection of the school in July 2019. After years of preparation and construction, Carleton opened their state-of-the-art new 3-storey building with 44 classrooms across 11 subjects in September 2025.
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East Hardwick
East Hardwick is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 173, as of the 2011 census. Until 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District.
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Pontefract Friary
St Richard's Friary, also known as Pontefract Friary, was a Dominican friary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was located near today's Pontefract General Infirmary, on the eastern edge of Friarwood Valley Gardens.
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Pontefract Hospital
Pontefract Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Pontefract, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The hospital primarily serves the towns of Pontefract and the five towns.