Pontefract

[ pon-tuh-frakt; locally also puhm-frit, pom- ]

noun

1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.

Pontefract

/ ˈpɒntɪˌfrækt /

noun

1. an industrial town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: castle (1069), in which Richard II was imprisoned and murdered (1400). Pop: 28 250 (2001)

Example Sentences

Simon Bennett, a 65-year-old semi-retired writer from Pontefract, shrugs off a suspected case of trench foot as if he had stubbed his toe.

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Apprentice bricklayer Alfie Conway, 19, from Pontefract, was jailed for two years and three months at Sheffield Crown Court.

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The wedding celebrations include a civil ceremony in Pontefract because Harpreet wants to show Akshay's family "up north", followed by a traditional Indian wedding in London and a huge reception.

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Seventeen people are in hospital after a minibus carrying football supporters crashed on the A1M near Pontefract.

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The treatment was rolled out following a successful trial at Pontefract Hospital last year, with the aim of helping to prevent patients getting infections during surgery.

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