(Submitted by Chris Berglund). MetroCards are available on the route as far as Knottingley: a limited service of trains continues to Goole by this route. Pontefract Castle began as a wooden motte and bailey castle, built before 1086 and later rebuilt in stone. 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. (Submitted by Chris Berglund). There are three railway stations in Pontefract. The music room is said to have a larger man in it whose footsteps can be heard and the corridors of the building are A young woman is often reported on the side of the road trying to get help. There are also rail services from Bradford Interchange to London, which stop at Pontefract Monkhill. After 5pm, a monk is seen walking from what was the kitchen towards the Queen's tower. Trains were able to run from London to York via Knottingley, which was the station to change to and from trains into the heart of the West Riding, and so it became a major junction. It was a great base from which to hassle the travelling fat cats on the Great North Road.". A Wetherspoons public house opened on Horsefair in 2010. (Submitted by Chris Berglund), A poltergeist has a reputation to throw glasses around. They did so to satisfy the growing demand among physicians who were using liquorice to cure everything from constipation (it works) to cancer (it doesnt work) with varying degrees of success. Likewise, the Fifteenth Century ballad "A Gest of Robyn Hode", appears to make a cryptic reference to the village by depicting a friendly knight explaining to Robin that he 'went at a brydge' where there was 'a wraste-lyng' (wrestling). by Thomas Hahn (Woodbridge: D.S. Camden's Britannia of 1637 noted the crop in Worksop and Pontefract. The town's two liquorice factories are owned by Haribo and Valeo Confectionery (formerly Tangerine). The local police force is West Yorkshire Police, with the town's neighbourhood policing team being situated at the new fire station on Stumpcross Lane. By the late 19thcentury the 12 firms producing liquorice confectionery relied mainly on extract imported largely from Turkey. In 2012, local farmer Robert Copley announced that he would be re-introducing a liquorice crop to Pontefract. That Harry Duke of Herford, Rainold Lord Cobham, [11], Royalists controlled Pontefract Castle at the start of the English Civil War. Pontefract suffered throughout the English Civil War. In Elizabethan times the castle, and Pontefract itself, was referred to as "Pomfret". During the Middle Ages the village of Wentbridge was itself sometimes referred to by the name of Barnsdale because it was the main settlement in the Forest of Barnsdale. August 1850: Knottingley to Burton Salmon line opened. Prominent squash players Lee Beachill and James Willstrop both train at Pontefract Squash Club. Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel BW Signature Collection, Cosy stable conversion between Sheffield & Leeds. King Richard II, being in Ireland at the time, was in no position to oppose Bolingbroke. WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS? Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. The oldest grave dates from around 690. No one has yet succeeded in this quest, and the absence of any river at Pontefract makes the search peculiarly hopeless. The business part of the herb is an extract from its roots. [3] The Domesday Survey of 1086 recorded "Ilbert's Castle" which probably referred to Pontefract Castle. A new hospital was built on Friarwood Lane and opened in July 2010, with the new name of Pontefract Hospital; there is now a modern hospital building. And hell have the run of the pomfret cakes, and the conserve of hips, and on Sundays he shall have a taste of tamarinds to reward him for his weekly labour at pill making.[10], John Chartres "A special crop and its markets in the 18thcentury: the case of Pontefract's Liquorice" in, Chapter 4 'Mr Gibsons Neighbours' in Penguin Classics 1996 p46, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The strange story of Britain's oldest sweet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontefract_cake&oldid=1105178639, Articles needing additional references from August 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles to be expanded from November 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 August 2022, at 23:38. Pontefract Baghill is on the Dearne Valley Line, which connects York and Sheffield. Sometime before Christmas that year he was moved to Pontefract Castle (via Knaresborough) where he remained under guard until his death, perhaps on 14 February 1400. an industrial town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: castle (1069), in which Richard II was imprisoned and murdered (1400). The name "Pontefract" originates from the Latin for "broken bridge", formed of the elements pons (bridge) and fractus (broken). Near to the hospital is Friarwood Valley Gardens, a rose garden, a sensory garden, a pinhole camera (formerly an aviary and earlier a Georgian gambling den) and an avenue of cherry trees. A contemporary French chronicler suggested that Richard II had been hacked to death, but this is, according to the ODNB, "almost certainly fictitious". [6] William Shakespeare's play Richard III mentions this incident: Pomfret, Pomfret! [4], Robert de Lacy failed to support King HenryI during his power struggle with his brother, and the King confiscated the castle from the family during the 12th century. It lies east of the Pennine foothills, 4 miles (6 km) south of the River Calder above its confluence with the River Aire. For this purpose it is divided into two electoral wards, Pontefract North and Pontefract South. Pontefract used to boast two cricket clubs, Lakeside CC (based in Pontefract Park) and Pontefract CC (adjacent to Pontefract Collieries FC), but by 2002 neither of these clubs were still in existence, leaving the town without its own club despite giving its name to the Pontefract and District Cricket League. If its adventure, or family activities you are after, just outside Pontefract, next to the motorway, you can spend some time in Xscape Yorkshire where youll find real snow, climbing experiences, great food and drink, across the road from the outlet shopping at junction 32. Pontefract made local and national newspapers in April 2020, with a range of art which lay tribute to the key workers and NHS during the coronavirus outbreak. (Submitted by Chris Berglund), An apparition is seen walking into the bathroom. Bolingbroke soon deposed Richard and took the crown for himself as Henry IV. However, by the 16thcentury there is record of the activity, possibly via monastic gardens and as a garden crop for the gentry. [6], Richard III had two relatives of Elizabeth Woodville beheaded at Pontefract Castle on 25 June 1483 her son, Sir Richard Grey, and her brother, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers.[7]. The final colliery, Prince of Wales Colliery, closed in August 2002. Dobson, R. B. and John Taylor, Rymes of Robyn Hode: An Introduction to the English Outlaw, 3rd edition (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1997) p.22, English Heritage Blue Plaque, Awarded to Wentbridge, Pontefract (photo to follow soon). In August 2012, one of Pontefract's oldest but most prestige nightclubs, Kiko's, re-opened its doors to the public after being closed since 2007, then closed again in 2013 due to the building being too far away from the town and other nightlife spots. The castle is built on top of a sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Aire. "Abstracts of the Chartularies of the Priory of Monkbretton", Record Series Vol. Its not hard work. www.pontefractrufc.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. (Calendar years are not repeated at 100-year intervals in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars.) Liquorice is the English spelling; licorice is American spelling. In the Cell Corridor, odd noises such as footsteps, keys rattling, and doors slamming are heard. The Pontefract cake "was almost certainly a black cake, the portable lozenge used to make 'liquorish water', stamped with the castle lodge emblem of Pontefract to signify quality. Green indicates that Hugh Fitz Baldric, the late eleventh century Sheriff of Nottingham and Yorkshire, held responsibility for bringing Swein-Son-Of-Sicga to justice. Mary, Queen of Scots was lodged at the castle on 28 January 1569, travelling between Wetherby and Rotherham. [33] The ruins of the castle remain and are publicly accessible. Webpontefract, North Yorkshire 37.5 miles from pontefract, UK-O7. Once the survey was complete, the construction continued.[8]. The castle was besieged several times during the English Civil War, and was eventually dismantled in 1648. Shadows are a commonly witnessed phenomenon, objects vanish and reappear, and people never feel alone. [42] has since been redeveloped into a large housing estate named after the colliery.[43]. The same applies to Pontefract Cakes, for which there is an inexplicable worldwide demand. She was eating about 200 g of the candy a day to deal with chronic constipation, but the glycyrrhizic acid in the liquorice caused her potassium level to plummet. Visitors to the castle have also reported feeling a sense of foreboding or being watched. Its purpose was to increase the defender's range of flanking fire. In the cellar, a child is heard crying. It seems the public loved what became called the Pontefract Cake, although it wasnt a cake in the sense of baked flour and eggs. Since a new landlady took over the pub, it is said that a psychic was brought here and laid his spirit (as well as others) to rest. The art was painted by a local mural artist, Rachel List.[46]. Villagers fell ill and milk went sour leading everyone to believe that this was the work of witches. You will be redirected once the validation is complete. Eric Houlder, Ancient Roots North: When Pontefract Stood on the Great North Road, (Pontefract: Pontefract Groups Together, 2012) p.7. 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Richard the second here was hack'd to death; There are 4 supermarkets in Pontefract, including a Tesco and Morrisons that are located opposite each other and an Asda, which was originally a Kwik Save store, and Aldi both a short distance outside the town centre. Yes, Pontefract Castle is worth visiting. Pontefract was the site of Pontefract Priory, a Cluniac priory founded in 1090 by Robert de Lacy dedicated to St John the Evangelist. Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Following requests from the townspeople, the grand jury at York, and Major General Lambert, on 27 March Parliament gave orders that Pontefract Castle should be "totally demolished & levelled to the ground" and materials from the castle would be sold off. York Guild Hall is one of Yorks most historic and haunted locations, with its tales of ghostly black monks, dis-incarnate voices and shadowy figures. Company Number: 14038811. [25] To commemorate this, English Heritage has sited a Blue Plaque on the bridge that stands in the heart of the village, above the River Went, lending weight to Pontefract's claims to be the true home of Robin Hood. Parliament garrisoned the castle until June 1648 when Royalists sneaked into the castle and took control. The town had a priest, 60 petty burgesses, 16 cottagers, 16 villagers and 8 smallholders, amounting to a total of 101 people. The Great Gate flanked by 14th-century semi-circular towers had inner and outer barbicans. Other examples of this type of Keep are Clifford's Tower, York and at the Chteau d'tampes in France. Pop: 28 250 (2001) The Strange Story of Britains Oldest Sweet.. Yorkshire.com (International) Ltd. Headquarters: Tower Court Oakdale Road, Clifton Moor, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4XL. Ambulance cover is provided by Yorkshire Ambulance service, whose depot is situated in neighbouring town, Castleford. [33] In March 1649, after the third siege, Pontefract inhabitants, fearing a fourth, petitioned Parliament for the castle to be slighted. Dictionary.com Unabridged Without the liquorice plant, there would be no such thing as a Pontefract Cake. But, just as a vine takes at least five years to produce grapes worthy of turning into wine, the liquorice plant needs five to seven years before it can deliver up its bounty. The castle has a long and rich history, and there are many interesting things to see and do there. Kirkby was an Anglo-Saxon settlement upon which the modern town Pontefract stands. It was eventually taken by Parliamentarian forces after a prolonged siege that lasted for nearly two years. As the warrior Christians marched around the Mediterranean Sea to take the message of their peaceful and loving god to Muslims in the Holy Land, they came across liquorice plants. 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