Proper noun
Pontefract
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
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