Pontefract

Proper noun

Meaning

Pontefract

A town in West Yorkshire, England.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Mansfield-et-Pontefract

Examples

In the licorice fields at Pontefract My love and I did meet And many a burdened licorice bush Was blooming round our feet; Red hair she had and golden skin, Her sulky lips were shaped for sin, Her sturdy legs were flannel-slack'd The strongest legs in Pontefract. John Betjeman

All Saints' church at Pontefract A more recent theory proposes that Robin Hood died at Kirkby, Pontefract. Source: Internet

Thornensians upset the odds to lift the Yorkshire Silver Trophy when beating Pontefract 21-17 in a pulsating final at Hull Ionians. Source: Internet

She was daughter of Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, MP for Pontefract. Source: Internet

Saul (1997), p. 423. The exact course of Richard's life after the deposition is unclear; he remained in the Tower until he was taken to Pontefract Castle shortly before the end of the year. Source: Internet

The 1st Xscape Scout Group, which serves the communities of Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire, is one of more than 500 that requires further support. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pontederiaceae pontederiaceous pontee Pontefract cake Ponteix Ponteland