Pontefract

[ pon-tuh-frakt; locally also puhm-frit, pom- ]

/ ˈpɒn təˌfrækt; locally also ˈpʌm frɪt, ˈpɒm- /

noun

a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.

Example sentences from the Web for pontefract

Twice Edward himself went to the north, and on one occasion appeared in force outside Pontefract.

The History of England |T.F. Tout
At the Reform dissolution he was pressed to come forward as candidate for Pontefract, but after some hesitation he declined.

The Greville Memoirs |Charles C. F. Greville
The king, however, forced the passage of the river, and the barons retreated hastily to Pontefract.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March |Sabine Baring-Gould
The great object of interest at Pontefract was the castle, the ruins of which were very extensive.

From John O'Groats to Land's End |Robert Naylor and John Naylor

Salisbury was subsequently beheaded by the populace at Pontefract.

A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) |Samuel R. Gardiner.

British Dictionary definitions for pontefract

Pontefract

/ (ˈpɒntɪˌfrækt) /

noun

an industrial town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: castle (1069), in which Richard II was imprisoned and murdered (1400). Pop: 28 250 (2001)

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British Dictionary definitions for pontefract

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