- Pontefract
- geographical name town N England in West Yorkshire, SE of Leeds population 31,971
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Pontefract
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Pontefract — Koordinaten 53° 41′ N, 1° 19′ W … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pontefract — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ayuntamiento Pontefract Pontefract es una ciudad en el área de Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Inglaterra. La ciudad tiene una población de aproximadamente 35.000 habitantes. La actividad económicas principal es la… … Wikipedia Español
Pontefract — (spr. pónntìsrĕkt oder pómmsrĕt), Stadt (municipal borough) im Westbezirk von Yorkshire (England), unweit des Zusammenflusses von Aire und Calder, mit alter Allerheiligenkirche (im 17. Jahrh. zerstört, seit 1838 teilweise restauriert), hübschem… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pontefract — (spr. pommfrĕt), Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. York, West Riding, (1901) 13.422 E … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Pontefract — Coordinates: 53°41′17″N 1°18′36″W / 53.688°N 1.310°W / 53.688; 1.310 … Wikipedia
Pontefract — /pon teuh frakt /; locally also /pum frit, pom /, n. a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th century castle. 31,335. * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom historic market town, Wakefield metropolitan borough,… … Universalium
Pontefract — This very interesting name is English. It is a dialectual tease being the recognised pronunciation for the town in the county of Yorkshire called Pontefract, and from whence originate the famous Pomfret Cakes a black liquorice sweet. There are… … Surnames reference
Pontefract — Original name in latin Pontefract Name in other language Pontefrakt, Pontifrakt, pontepeulaegteu, Понтефракт, Понтифракт State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 53.69107 latitude 1.31269 altitude 69 Population 28620 Date 2012 04 17 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency) — Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885,… … Wikipedia
Pontefract Priory — was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, and located in Yorkshire, England. It existed until the dissolution of the monasteries. The Church and buildings have been completely destroyed,… … Wikipedia
Pontefract Priory — • Cluniac monastery founded about 1090 in England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pontefract Priory Pontefract Priory … Catholic encyclopedia
