Pontefract Etymology at annaeconklino blog

Pontefract Etymology.modern day pontefract can be traced back to the saxon times and featured in the domesday book, albeit as two separate villages.historically part of the west riding of yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the city of wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 census.

Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Stock Photo Alamy
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the name of pontefract arose on the foundation of the priory of cluniac monks and the establishment of the vill as the seat and castle of ilbert de lacy, a great norman landowner in the district, whose estates. Pontefract's motto is post mortem patris pro filio, latin.historically part of the west riding of yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the city of wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 census.

Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Stock Photo Alamy

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