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	Pontefract - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pontefract (from the Latin for Broken Bridge) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford.
		Pontefract has a park with a racecourse on the outskirts of town, while nearer to the town centre are the very pretty Valley Gardens, with a love garden, an aviary, and a fine avenue of flowering cherry trees, well worth visiting in the springtime.
		Pontefract is known for its cheesy (???) nightlife, sporting one of the most concentrated numbers of Public Houses in the U.K. Such venues as Kikos (formally known as Liberty Park and often the choice of pre-adults) and Big Fellas (formerly known as Fat Sams) are know for their 'down to Earth' clubbing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pontefract (522 words)

	Pontefract on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Situated on the edge of coal fields, Pontefract grew around a castle built in the 11th cent.
		It was the scene of the death of Richard II, was taken in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, and was besieged four times in the civil wars.
		Pontefract: First Saturday meeting for 30 years is success.(Sports)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pontefra.asp (287 words)

	PONTEFRACT - LoveToKnow Article on PONTEFRACT
		There are extensive gardens and nurseries in the neighborhood of Pontefract, and liquorice is largely grown for the manufacture of the celebrated Pomfret cakes.
		The remains of a Roman camp have been discovered near Pontefract, but there is no trace of settlement in the town itself until after the Conquest.
		Th privilege of returning, two members to parliament which ha belonged to Pontefract at the end of the 13th century was revivec in 1620-1621 on, the grounds that the charter of I6O6I60~ had restored, all their privileges to the burgesses.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/PONTEFRACT.htm (1706 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Yorkshire's Castles: Pontefract Castle
		Although Pontefract Castle began as a motte-and-bailey castle, unlike most other motte-and-bailey castles (such as Pickering), Pontefract Castle's keep enclosed the motte itself in a series of six irregularly-sized lobes giving the keep the shape of a flower's petals (as opposed to the castle developing a shell keep on the motte's summit).
		After the Norman Conquest Pontefract was the centre of an honour - or lordship - of 162 manors, a vast area designed by William The Bastard to give those in the North of England sufficient power and wealth to combat the threat of invasion from the Scots.
		Pontefract was given to Ilbert de Lacy in 1076 and by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 the early, wooden motte-and-bailey castle had been constructed.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/getwriting/A2350108 (3869 words)

	Pontefract Castle
		Pontefract Castle thus became a Royal Castle when Henry's claim to the throne was confirmed by Parliament and he became King Henry IV in October 1399.
		The Castle itself was further modified and strengthened by the Lancastrian Kings throughout the 14th and 15th centuries until it became one of the foremost royal castles in the North of England.
		Pontefract Castle is open to visitors for most of the year and the WMDC Wakefield Museums and Arts website gives further details and opening hours.
	www.knottingley.org /history/ponte_castle.htm (872 words)

	Pontefract
		The population of Pontefract is now about 35,000 and the attraction of this historic town continues to draw visitors from the surrounding area especially on market days and due to its variety of attractions within the local vacinity.
		Pontefract Castle later passed into royal ownership and this stimulated the growth of the existing settlements of Kirby and Tanshelf on either side of the Castle.
		Pontefract Castle was a focal point for the Pilgramage of Grace, the revolt of the northern counties against Henry VIII's religious changes and economic impositions.
	www.btinternet.com /~AlanLee/ponte.htm (751 words)

	GENUKI: Pontefract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		"PONTEFRACT, (or Pomfret) a market and parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 2 miles from Ferrybridge, 11 from Aberford, 9 from Wakefield, 13 from Leeds, 14 from Snaith, Barnsley, and Selby, 15 from Doncaster and Tadcaster, 17 from Wetherby, 20 from Rotherham and Thorne, 24 from York, 177 from London.
		In 1789, the Chapel of St Giles, as it was known, became the Parish Church of Pontefract.
		The medieval Honour of Pontefract and its castle
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/YKS/WRY3/Pontefract (792 words)

	Calderdale History Halifax to Pontefract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pontefract was originally called Taddensclyff - a shelf of land belonging to an Anglo-Saxon called Taedden, but it was later rnamed Kirkby by the Vikings, meaning the village with a church.
		Pontefract Castle was built in the 12th century by Ilbert de Lacy, whose grandson, also called Ilbert de Lacy founded Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds.
		Pontefract is centred on a long street-like market place where a number of eighteenth century buildings can be seen including the Town Hall of 1785.
	www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Calderdale.htm (1982 words)

	Pomfret Gallery - Pontefract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pontefract has a racecourse adjacent to the park and meetings are held regularly during the summer months.
		Pontefract is known as the Liquorice capital of Britain and since 1284 has played an important part in the town.
		Pontefract is also mentioned in works by several well known writers including the poem by Sir John Betjeman "The Liquorice Fields at Pontefract" and William Shakespeare who wrote of Richard II who was killed in "The bloody prison" in Pontefract Castle.
	www.pomfretgallery.com /pontefract.html (191 words)

	Pontefract Liquorice Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pontefract indoor market hosts a great selection of stalls and is a thriving and popular market.
		After a trip around the historice town of Pontefract a stroll around the castle and a look at the Buttercross, a cup of tea and a bite to eat may be in order in the pretty environment of Cromwell's Tea Rooms.
		In the Middle Ages, Pontefract Castle was one of the most important fortresses in the country.
	www.pontefract-liquorice.co.uk /liquorice/textonly/locations.htm (351 words)

	The Honour of Pontefract, Yorkshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		From Pontefract was administered the vast Duchy of Lancaster.
		The Pontefract lands held by the de Lacis were purposely interwoven with the lands granted to the Warrenes of Wakefield Manor by William I. Both de Laci and Warrene were present at the Battle of Hastings and were consequently rewarded with such estates, the latter family having their main seat at Lewes in Sussex.
		This strategically connected the castles of Pontefract and Clitheroe in the Honour, with a road running from Pontefract through Bradford Dale, Haworth and over the Pennines at Colne Edge and Clitheroe Castle, another seat of the De Laci family.
	members.tripod.com /%7Emidgley/honour.html (1363 words)

	www.wakefield.org.uk: Pontefract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The town of Pontefract (or 'Pomfret') was important in the medieval times for its Castle, which was one of the greatest in Yorkshire.
		Pontefract is well known in horse racing circles for having the longest flat, circular course in Europe.
		Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the Country and enjoys a full programme of flat meetings throughout the season.
	www.wakefield.org.uk /LocalCommunities/Pontefract (570 words)

	:: Pontefract Liquorice :: One to One Productions :: Pontefract Liquorice Town :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pontefract Liquorice Town is a short film which celebrates Pontefract's long association with liquorice.
		Brought to the town by the crusaders returning from the Middle East and cultivated by monks from Pontefract's Priory for use in alchemy and herbalism in the 15th century.
		Pontefract Liquorice Town brings the history of this attractive town right upto date, from the celebrations of the annual liquorice festival through to town's folk talking about their innovative liquorice produce and passion for their town and what it has to offer.
	www.pontefract-liquorice.co.uk (387 words)

	The Stables Families of Pontefract
		Oliver Cromwell came to Pontefract in 1648 and made Knottingley his base from which to attack the castle, using the 500 barrels of gunpowder, 1800 cannon balls, six cannons and 3 mortars that he had ordered.
		To the poor of St. Nicholas Hospital in Pontefract 20 shillings a year to be paid every Christmas to be taken from the interest on a legacy of £60 left to him by his dear father.
		Matthew Frank was Mayor of Pontefract in 1649 and was the son of John Frank, who was Mayor of Pontefract from 1600-1614.
	stableshistory.co.uk /pontefract.htm (1200 words)

	:: Pontefract Liquorice :: One to One Productions :: Pontefract Liquorice Town :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		At this time, Liquorice was grown in Pontefract's Priory by the monks for use in alchemy and herbalism.
		It is commonly thought that the reason liquorice grows in Pontefract is due to the large amount of clay in the soil.
		However the town of Pontefract still celebrates the industry and it's history and is proud of it's status as the Liquorice Town.
	www.pontefract-liquorice.co.uk /liquorice/history.htm (225 words)

	The Manor of Stanbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The lands of the manor of Stanbury had an early strategic importance owed to its location astride the east-west route between the old castles of Clitheroe and Pontefract, key elements in the pacification of the north enforced by William the Conqueror, and influential factors throughout the turbulence of the mediaeval centuries.
		Thomas rebelled, was defeated by the King at Boroughbridge, and was beheaded at Pontefract in 1322.
		During these years the great honour of Pontefract, a rich asset of the Crown, was slowly dismantled and the manor of Stanbury, so long part of the royal demesne, eventually had its rents bought in 1671 by Henry Marsden.
	www.baronage.co.uk /2003a/stanbury.html (833 words)

	www.wakefield.gov.uk: Pontefract Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Previously a Carnegie free library, the small, compact museum situated in the town centre next to the library is packed full of life, history and artefacts from the town's earliest beginnings to the present day.
		National events such as the death of Richard II in 1400 took place at the castle and the first secret ballot was carried out in 1872.
		The museum traces the history of the growth of Pontefract Town, from life under siege at the castle during the civil war, to working in the liquorice factories and life in a workhouse.
	www.wakefield.gov.uk /CultureAndLeisure/Museums/Pontefract/default.htm (190 words)

	GENfair - Pontefract & District Family History Society
		Pontefract - 1841 Census A - K Booklet - Ref:
		An alphabetical index giving the full name, (- F -), age and where born for each person listed in the 1851 Census for Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley & surrounding towns & villages.
		An alphabetical index giving the full name, (- G -), age and where born for each person listed in the 1851 Census for Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley & surrounding towns & villages.
	www.genfair.com /shop/pages/pon/page09.html (1051 words)

	www.wakefield.gov.uk: Planning the future for Pontefract Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The aim of this plan was to learn more about the area surrounding Pontefract Castle, All Saints Church and St Johnâs Priory, to look at the threats, opportunities and weaknesses of the site and then to develop policies to enhance all aspects of the significance of the site.
		It will be critical in the future that local planning respects the historic environment around the castle, priory and church, particularly the known presence of the Civil War siege works.
		Pontefract Castle is part of your heritage and your day-to-day environment, this is a time when you can have a real impact on the direction its management and usage will take in the future.
	www.wakefield.gov.uk /pontefractcastle.htm (525 words)

	Was Pontefract Castle Once ‘the Greatest Castle In the North'?
		Coursework and Essays: By Subject: History: Was Pontefract Castle Once ‘the Greatest Castle In the North'
		Below is a short sample of the essay "Was Pontefract Castle Once ‘the Greatest Castle In the North'?".
		Pontefract Castle's defences were not put to any serious test until the Castle was held by Royalists during the civil war.
	www.coursework.info /i/7141.html (509 words)

	Pontefract Guest House, West Yorkshire UK - Tower House
		Rich in history and comfort, this Pontefract Guest House is a stunning Victorian home restored to its original elegance, and offering bright bedrooms, sleek furniture and extensive hotel facilities.
		This Pontefract Guest House is ideally situated in the medieval town of Pontefract West Yorkshire UK, famous for Pontefract Castle, Oliver Cromwell and Pontefract Race Course, and now for the ultimately modern Xscape.
		Whether you are in Pontefract West Yorkshire UK for business or on holiday or simply visiting this delightful town, you will find this Pontefract Guest House, Tower House a real home from home.
	www.towerhouseguesthouse.com (217 words)

	BBC - Bradford and West Yorkshire - 360º - Pontefract Castle
		Pontefract Castle provides a quiet retreat in the town centre but it was not always so peaceful.
		Reduced to ruins in 1649 because it supported the losing side in the English Civil War it was once a royal castle.
		Once upon a time Pontefract was a great royal castle.
	www15.thdo.bbc.co.uk /bradford/360/version2_pontefract_castle.shtml (210 words)

	Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: West Yorkshire: Pontefract
		Pontefract and District Family History Society · cached · Resources for family history and genealogy in Pontefract and surrounding parishes, including a list of publications, searches offered, and membership information.
		Pontefract Slot Car Club · cached · Information on the hobby, and meetings of the group.
		Pontefract and District Fur Fanciers Society · cached · Dedicated to the breeders and exhibitors of rabbits.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=67988 (332 words)

	Pontefract Cakes - 250g
		Liquorice originated in the Middle East and was introduced to Pontefract by the Crusaders in the 15th century.
		Liquorice was grown in Pontefract's Priory by the monks for use in alchemy and herbalism.
		It is believed that "Pontefract cakes" may at one time have been made by the monks for medicinal purposes and would have been unsweetened.
	www.cybercandy.co.uk /aaasmt/index.php/url_indprod?xlc=1349 (436 words)

	Pontefract Castle "Bloody Pomfret" Leeds West Yorkshire England English
		Pontefract Castle is a notorious 12th century stone motte and bailey fortress, the place where King Richard ll languished until his suspicious death.
		This noble Plantagenet castle stands high on a ridge, with a great ditch, barbican and two stone walled outer baileys but sadly nowhere better can be seen the results of Civil War slighting.
		Pontefract Castle is located in the town centre, off Castle Chain.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_north/105/pontefractcastle.htm (185 words)

	pontefract race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the...
		Pontefract Races West Yorkshire - Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the Country.
		Pontefract Race Co. Ltd, a Racecourse in Pontefract, West...
	www.ezgooglecash.com /directory/pontefract-race.html (369 words)

	Pontefract Races West Yorkshire
		Pontefract is one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the Country.
		The motorway links provide good communications not only with local training centres but also with other major training centres in the Country, notably Newmarket, with the result that the racing is both competitive and entertaining.
		Pontefract caters for all requirements, whether it be the occasional racegoer who wants the exclusivity and luxury of the Club or the modest cost, but excellent value of the Third or "Car Park" Enclosure.
	www.pontefract-races.co.uk /home.htm (312 words)

	Pontefract
		Pontefract Racecourse is marvellously situated for access, the entrance being only half a mile from Junction 32 of the M62.
		Pontefract is a market town on the eastern edge of the industrial West Riding...
		Pontefract and District Family History Society is an active group of family historians who live in Pontefract and the surrounding area...
	www.the-gsba.org /pontefract.html (616 words)

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