Castles · Yorkshire & the Humber
Pontefract Castle
In or near Knottingley.
Pontefract Castle — castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Pontefract Castle is a castle in yorkshire. Established 1070. (Castle in West Yorkshire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there.". Coordinates 53.6955°, -1.3039°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 53.6955, -1.3039
- Established
- 1070
- Official site
- www.wakefield.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1949590 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pontefract Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pontefract Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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