Hotels in Pontefract
Hotels in the town of Pontefract are often required to provide accommodation because often people need somewhere to stay while they are on short visit the town. Some may be on vacation to the area. Some may want to visit the area so they can work or study in the area. Some may use the area as a base to explore the area. Some may want a luxury or cheap hotel in the town. Some may want a hotel that can offer good views.
Pontefract is a market town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford.
Pontefract's name originates in the Latin Pontus Fractus, "Broken Bridge". Another theory is that it is derived from "Pont" meaning bridge in both Latin and late British and the late British name for York, Efroc, Thus "York Bridge". The town is situated on an old Roman road (now the A639), described as the "Roman Ridge", which passes south towards Doncaster. The areas which is now the town market place was the original meeting place of the Osgoldcross wapentake. Although Pontefract itself does not appear in the Domesday Book, an area of the town, known as Tanshelf, does.
Pontefract has been a market town since, at least, the Middle Ages; the main market days are Wednesday and Saturday, with a smaller market on Fridays. There is also a covered market, which is open all week, except Thursday afternoons and Sundays. Thursday afternoon is half-day closing in Pontefract. The town is called Ponte/Ponty by its citizens and sometimes jokingly referred to as Ponte Carlo, in reference to Monte Carlo.
Pontefract has its own football club Pontefract Collieries FC who were founded in 1958. Pontefract's deep, sandy soil makes it one of the few British places in which liquorice can be successfully grown.
Pontefract Castle dates from Norman times, when it was known as Pomfret. It was built, about 1070, by Ilbert de Lacy.
It is has been one of the five towns in the borough of Wakefield.
The
City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with
the status of a city and metropolitan borough. In addition to Wakefield, the district's
administrative centre, the city covers a wider area which encompasses other towns.
The Five Towns commonly grouped together are Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone,
Castleford and Knottingley. Other towns include Ossett, Hemsworth, South Kirkby
& Moorthorpe and South Elmsall. It lies between Leeds and Sheffield.
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