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Pontefract Castle

castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Pontefract Castle

Summary

Pontefract Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pontefract Castle is located in Wakefield[3].
  • Pontefract Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Pontefract Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Pontefract Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Pontefract Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[7].
  • Pontefract Castle is owned by de Lacy family[8].
  • Pontefract Castle took place at Pontefract[9].
  • Pontefract Castle's postal code is recorded as WF8 1QH[10].
  • Pontefract Castle's Commons category is recorded as Pontefract Castle[11].
  • 1070 marks the founding of Pontefract Castle[12].
  • Pontefract Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SE4606122225[13].
  • Pontefract Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.6955, 'lon': -1.30394}[14].
  • Pontefract Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/museums-and-castles/pontefract-castle[15].
  • Pontefract Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[16].
  • Pontefract Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[17].
  • Pontefract Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
  • Pontefract Castle's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[19].
  • Pontefract Castle's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Pontefract Castle[20].

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Founding

1070 marks the founding of Pontefract Castle[12].

Ownership

Pontefract Castle is owned by de Lacy family[8].

Why It Matters

Pontefract Castle ranks in the top 3% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles Richard II of England Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/museums-and-castles/pontefract-
    Category for the view from the item → Category:Views from Pontefract Castle
    Heritage designation → scheduled monument
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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