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Pontefract Sports And Social Clubs
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Pontefract (from the Latin for Broken Bridge) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford.
Pontefract Castle dates from Norman times, when it was known as Pomfret. It was destroyed in the English Civil War, but its ruins can still be visited. Richard II was killed there. Pomfret is mentioned in the Shakespeare play Richard III.
Although Pontefract itself does not appear in the Domesday Book, an area of the town, known as Tanshelf, does.
Pontefract has been a market town since, at least, the Middle Ages; and the main market days are Wednesday and Saturday, with a smaller market on Fridays. There is also a covered market, which is open all week, except Thursday afternoons and Sundays. Thursday afternoon is half-day closing in Pontefract.
Pontefract's sandy soil makes it one of the few British places in which liquorice can be grown. The town has a liquorice sweet industry, including the famous Pontefract Cakes (liquorice sweets), but the plant is no longer grown there. There are two liquorice factories in the town: Haribo (formerly known as Dunhills) and Monkhill Confectionery (formerly known as Wilkinson's).
Unusually for a town of its size, Pontefract has three railway stations: Pontefract Baghill, on the Dearne Valley Line, which connects York and Sheffield; and Pontefract Monkhill and Pontefract Tanshelf, which connect with Leeds and Wakefield.
Pontefract is known for its nightlife, sporting one of the most concentrated numbers of Public Houses in the UK. Such venues as Kikos (formally known as Liberty Park and often the choice of pre-adults) and Big Fellas (formerly known as Fat Sams) are know for their 'down to Earth' clubbing.
Nearby towns include Castleford, Wakefield, Knottingley, Normanton, Rothwell, Featherstone, Hatfield, Selby, Garforth and Dewsbury and Askern
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Ex-Servicemans Club
Tel: 01977 703053 - Sessions Ho Yd, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1BN
Halfpenny Lane Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 702154 - Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW
Kinsley Coronation Working Men's Club
Tel: 01977 610247 - Bond Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2JR
Pontefract Ex-Servicemans Club
Tel: 01977 797138 - Sessions Ho Yd, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1BN
Willow Park Social Club
Tel: 01977 702517 - Willow Pk, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HD
B.& S. Sports Club
Tel: 01977 791723 - Wilson Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5BH (1.89 miles)
Featherstone Old Working Men's Club & Institute
Tel: 01977 792262 - Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BA (1.89 miles)
Featherstone Working Men's Club
Tel: 01977 792229 - Green Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6JG (1.89 miles)
Healdfield Road Social Club
Tel: 01977 553156 - Stanley Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6AF (1.89 miles)
Streethouse Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 792256 - George Street, Streethouse, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6DW (1.89 miles)
Cutsyke Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 552488 - Aketon Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5JB (2.92 miles)
Cutsyke Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 556104 - Aketon Rd, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5SP (2.92 miles)
Edward VII Working Mens Club
Tel: 0113 286 2601 - 65 Leeds Road, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2HE (2.92 miles)
George V Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 552775 - Helliwell Ho Front St, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4RN (2.92 miles)
Glasshoughton Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 553366 - Leeds Road, Glasshoughton, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4PD (2.92 miles)
Redhill Way Club
Tel: 01977 552143 - 37 Redhill Drive, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3EB (2.92 miles)
Vickers Street Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 736011 - 60 Ambler St, Castleford, WF10 4FE (2.92 miles)
William Street Sports & Social Club
Tel: 01977 554272 - William Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2LW (2.92 miles)
Castleford Panthers Community Sports & Social Club
Tel: 01977 513305 - Methley Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 1LX (2.92 miles)
Castleford & Lock Lane A.R.L & Sports Club
Tel: 01977 510200 - Lock La, WF10 0JX (2.92 miles)
Alpha Working Men's Club & Institute
Tel: 01977 610496 - 24 Southmoor Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4LT (3.38 miles)
Coronation W.M. Club
Tel: 01977 642782 - Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3BH (3.38 miles)
Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery Official & Staff Social Club
Tel: 01977 642770 - Westfield La, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2EQ (3.38 miles)
Hemsworth Albion Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 610124 - 111 Kirkby Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4BU (3.38 miles)
Hemsworth Miners Social Club
Tel: 01977 610444 - Wentworth Terrace, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 5AA (3.38 miles)
Moorthorpe Empire W.M.Club
Tel: 01977 642867 - Empire St, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2AE (3.38 miles)
Pretoria Sports & Social Club
Tel: 01977 642513 - 45 Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2QB (3.38 miles)
South Kirkby Colliery Miners Welfare Club
Tel: 01977 643438 - Stockingate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3DP (3.38 miles)
South Kirkby Mill Lane Working Mens Club & Institute
Tel: 01977 642830 - South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3EZ (3.38 miles)
United Services Working Mens Club
Tel: 01977 643606 - 34 High Street, Upton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 1HG (3.38 miles)
West End Working Men's Club
Tel: 01977 610066 - Barnsley Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4QZ (3.38 miles)
Byram Park Social Club
Tel: 01977 673147 - Kirkthorne Wood, Byram, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9EA (4.42 miles)
Foundry Lane Club & Institute
Tel: 01977 673276 - Foundry Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8AZ (4.42 miles)
Elmete Social Club
Tel: 01977 682293 - Low Street, Sherburn In Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6BG (4.49 miles)
Garforth Country Club
Tel: 0113 287 3861 - Aberford Road, Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 1PZ (4.49 miles)
Kippax Band Social Club
Tel: 0113 286 4061 - 17 Mount Pleasant, Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 7AT (4.49 miles)
Kippax Central Working Men's Club & Institute
Tel: 0113 286 2425 - Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 7BA (4.49 miles)
Kippax Welfare Sports & Social Club
Tel: 0113 286 4908 - Long Dyke La, Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 7BP (4.49 miles)
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