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Pontefract Castle
Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War. Pontefract Castle is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and managed by Wakefield Council.
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Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
Micklegate Methodist Church is a former Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
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All Saints' Church, Pontefract
The Church of All Saints in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Church of England parish church in the archdeaconry of Pontefract and the Diocese of Leeds. The church consists of two structures, an outer church constructed in the 14th and 15th century and ruined in the English Civil War and a smaller inner church completed in the late 1960s. The church has been Grade II* listed since 29 July 1950. The church is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being St Giles'.
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Pontefract Monkhill railway station
Pontefract Monkhill is the busiest railway station in the market town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Leeds. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides train services along with Grand Central. The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.
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Pontefract Baghill railway station
Pontefract Baghill is one of three railway stations that serve the market town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. The other stations, Monkhill and Tanshelf, both lie on the Pontefract line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line, 21+1⁄4 miles (34 km) south of York towards Sheffield.