The town of Pontefract is located in West Yorkshire, England. It is on the east end of West Yorkshire, near the Great North Road (the A1) and the M62 Motorway
yes. there is a factory that makes haribo and a little shop.the town is also known for its famous pontefract cakes
how many pubs are in pontefract
Ella Pontefract was born in 1896.
Pontefract Priory was created in 1090.
No, it is not native but it was grown commercially around Pontefract in Yorkshire for many years. From Wikipedia: " Pontefract's deep, sandy soil makes it one of the few British places in which liquorice can be successfully grown. The town has a liquorice-sweet industry; and the famous Pontefract Cakes are still produced, though the liquorice plant itself is no longer grown there"
Ella Pontefract died on 1945-02-23.
Pontefract Collieries F.C. was created in 1958.
Ella Pontefract has written: 'Yorkshire tour' 'Wensleydale'
Pontefract - UK Parliament constituency - was created in 1295.
Pontefract - UK Parliament constituency - ended in 1974.
Pontefract Tanshelf railway station was created in 1992.
Pumford is not an English word. However it is an English surname originating in South Shropshire. Its origins are form the name Pomfret which comes form the town of Pontefract in Yorkshire. In latin Pontefract means 'broken bridge'. Thus the surname means 'descendant of one who lived at the place of the broken bridge'.