infobox UK place country England latitude 53.697 longitude 1.416 official name Altofts population population ref United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 Census metropolitan borough City of Wakefield metropolitan county West Yorkshire region Yorkshire and the Humber postcode district WF6 postcode area WF dial code 01924 os grid reference SE385225 Altofts is a village in West Yorkshire , England. It lies convert 5 mi km 1 north east from the centre of Wakefield and less than convert 1 mi km 1 north west of Normanton ... Industrial Estate which has been developed over recent decades. Altofts brickworks, Normanton Brick ... Silkstone Row.jpg thumb left 160px Silkstone Row Landmarks Lower Altofts is an area at the lower ... Mining mine6.htm title www.wakefield.gov.uk Silkstone Buildings, Lower Altofts. publisher ... houses in Lower Altofts on Pope Street. Education Altofts schools are Lee Brigg Infants School, Martin Frobisher Infants School, and Altofts Junior school which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. when? date December 2011 File Altofts Church geograph.org.uk 44183.jpg thumb left 160px Church of St Mary Magdalene, Altofts Religious sites There are three churches. Altofts Methodist Church, opened in 1990, was built when the three Methodist congregations from Lower Altofts, Lock Lane and Upper Altofts amalgamated. The church is located on Church Road. The Church of St Mary Magdalene ... church, also located on Church Road. Sport Altofts Community Sports Club and playing fields ... Yorkshire Cricket League. ref cite web url http altoftscc.co.uk title Altofts CC Play Cricket About Us publisher altofts.play cricket.com accessdate 2009 01 17 last first ref Altofts football team ... of Frobisher Bay in Canada born in Altofts John Freeston , barrister lived in Altofts for most of his life. References references External links Commons category inline Altofts Category Villages in West Yorkshire Category Geography of Wakefield District pl Altofts ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Altofts image caption locale Altofts borough City of Wakefield original Midland Railway pregroup Midland Railway postgroup London Midland and Scottish Railway platforms 2 latitude 53.71599 longitude 1.40890 gridref SE391245 years 1 September 1870 events Station opens as Altofts and Whitwood years1 4 May 1970 events1 Station renamed Altofts years2 12 May 1990 events2 Station closed File Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right A Railway Clearing House diagram including Altofts in 1912 Altofts railway station served the village of Altofts near Normanton, West Yorkshire Normanton in the England English county of West Yorkshire . It was opened in 1870 as Altofts and Whitwood by the Midland Railway on its line from Derby railway station Derby to Leeds railway station Leeds Wellington Station . ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing ref Much of the village of Altofts is in fact closer to Normanton station It was built on an embankment using spoil from the cutting south of Normanton railway station Normanton . The area was in any case, prone to subsidence, resulting in speed restrictions and the need to shore up the platforms. North of the station the line crosses the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Calder, West Yorkshire River Calder by means of a viaduct of five sixty foot arches. ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham Runpast Publishing ref History Opened by the Midland Railway on 1 September 1870, and originally named Altofts and Whitwood , ref name Butt harvnb Butt 1995 p 16 ref it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Railways Act 1921 Grouping of 1923. The line then passed ... to Altofts on 4 May 1970 and the station closed on 14 May 1990, ref name Butt the last day ... Altofts. Historical Rail Start rail line previous Normanton railway station Normanton next Methley ... more details
Summary Information Description Photograph of Silkstone Row Source wakefield.gov.uk Date pre 1950s Location Altofts Author Unknown Permission other versions Licensing Non free historic image ... more details
footballer DATE OF BIRTH 29 September 1912 PLACE OF BIRTH Altofts , Yorkshire, England DATE OF DEATH ... People from Altofts Category English footballers Category Association football forwards Category ... more details
File Monument to John Freeston of Altofts by Mike Kirby.jpg thumb right 190px Monument to John Freeston at Frieston s Hospital originally an Almshouse , Kirkthorpe , Wakefield , West Yorkshire File Frieston s Hospital Kirkthorpe by Stanley Walker.jpg thumb right 190px Frieston s Hospital, endowed by Freeston in 1594 as accommodations for seven poor men John Freeston 1512 ref http www.normantontowncouncil.co.uk 5.html Normanton Town Council ref 1594 is known by the locals of Altofts and Normanton, West Yorkshire Normanton , West Yorkshire . Admitted in 1544 to Gray s Inn in London as a barrister, Freeston is best known for the founding of the Normanton Grammar School , forerunner of the Freeston Business & Enterprise College in 1592. A lock of his hair remains in Normanton s All Saint s church. References Reflist See also Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Freeston, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1512 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1594 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Freeston, John Category Founders of English schools and colleges Category English philanthropists Category Members of Gray s Inn Category 1512 births Category 1594 deaths Category 16th century English people Category People of the Tudor period Category People from Normanton, West Yorkshire England bio stub ... more details
Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 Infobox football biography name Alf Whittingham fullname Alfred Whittingham birth date birth date 1914 6 19 df y cityofbirth Altofts countryofbirth England death date 1993 cityofdeath countryofdeath position Striker years1 1936 1946 years2 1946 1949 years3 1949 1950 clubs1 Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City clubs2 Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town clubs3 Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town caps1 87 caps2 67 caps3 39 goals1 24 goals2 17 goals3 9 Alfred Alf Whittingham 19 June 1914 1993 is a former professional association football footballer , who played for Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City , Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town . He was born in Altofts , West Yorkshire. ref 99 Years & Counting Stats & Stories Huddersfield Town History ref During World War II, Whittingham made 78 guest appearances for Southampton F.C. Southampton , scoring 84 goals ref cite book title The Alphabet of the Saints last Holley first Duncan coauthors Chalk, Gary publisher ACL & Polar Publishing year 1992 isbn 0 9514862 3 3 page 396 ref on 16 January 1943 scored eight goals in an 11 0 victory over Luton Town F.C. Luton Town . ref cite book title Match of the Millennium last Bull first David coauthors Brunskell, Bob publisher Hagiology Publishing Hagiology year 2000 isbn 0 9534474 1 3 pages 64 65 ref References reflist 30em Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Whittingham, Alf ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH 19 June 1914 PLACE OF BIRTH Altofts , England DATE OF DEATH 1993 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Whittingham, Alf Category 1914 births Category 1993 deaths Category English footballers Category People from Altofts Category The Football League players Category Association football forwards Category Bradford City A.F.C. players Category Huddersfield Town F.C. players Category Halifax Town A.F.C. players Category Southampton F.C. ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Methley North locale Methley borough City of Leeds image caption line Midland Railway manager owner London, Midland and Scottish Railway platforms latitude 53.740790 longitude 1.414740 gridref SE387273 years 1 April 1841 events Station opened as Methley years1 25 September 1950 events1 renamed Methley North years2 16 September 1957 events2 Station closed ref Butt, R.V.J., 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil Patrick Stephens ref Image Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912. Methley railway station was opened in 1841 by the North Midland Railway on its line from Derby railway station Derby to Leeds Hunslet Lane railway station Leeds. At one time, there were three railway stations in Methley and in 1950, British Railways renamed it Methley North . It closed in 1957. Slightly to the south, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway made a north facing junction of its line from Knottingley and it built its own station Methley Junction railway station Methley Junction . This station opened on 1 October 1849 and closed on 4 October 1943. A third station was built by the Methley Joint Railway , a line in which the L&YR, the Great Northern Railway Great Britain GNR and the North Eastern Railway UK NER were shareholders. This station, opened on 1 May 1869, known as Methley Joint station was closed as Methley South railway station Methley South on 7 March 1960. ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing ref Historical Rail Start rail line previous Altofts and Whitwood railway station Altofts and Whitwood br small Line exists station closed small next Woodlesford railway station Woodlesford br small Line open station open small route North Midland Railway br small Midland Railway small col 800000 end box References reflist External links http www.npemap.org.uk tiles ... more details
Altofts , Wakefield , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Webb, Bobby Category 1933 births Category Living people Category People from Altofts Category English footballers Category The Football ... more details
Infobox football biography playername Colin Roberts image caption fullname dateofbirth cityofbirth countryofbirth England height position Wing half years1 19xx 1953 clubs1 Altofts Colliery caps1 ? goals1 ? years2 1953 1956 clubs2 Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue caps2 75 goals2 0 years3 1956 1959 clubs3 Frickley Athletic F.C. Frickley Colliery caps3 ? goals3 ? years4 1959 1961 clubs4 Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City caps4 57 goals4 0 totalcaps 132 totalgoals 0 Colin Roberts is an England English former professional association football footballer who played as a wing half . Career Roberts began his career with Altofts Colliery, before turning professional in 1953 with Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue . Over the next three seasons, Roberts made 75 appearances for Park Avenue in the Football League . ref cite web url http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com bradfordpa bradfordpa.htm title BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 1946 47 1969 70 accessdate 31 January 2011 publisher Post War English & Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database ref After returning to non league football with Frickley Athletic F.C. Frickley Colliery , Roberts spent two seasons back in the league with Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City , making 57 further appearances. ref cite web url http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com bradfordcity bradfordcity.htm title BRADFORD CITY 1946 47 2009 10 accessdate 31 January 2011 publisher Post War English & Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Roberts, Colin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Roberts, Colin Category 1930s births Category Living people Category English footballers Category Bradford A.F.C. players Category Frickley Athletic F.C. players Category Bradford City A.F.C. players Category The Football League players England footy midfielder 1930s stub ... more details
unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox football biography name Sammy Gledhill image fullname Samuel Gledhill height birth date July 7, 1913 birth place Castleford , England death date December 1994 death place Leeds , England position Wing Half youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 years2 1936 1948 clubs1 Altofts clubs2 York City F.C. York City caps1 ? caps2 123 goals1 ? goals2 6 Samuel Sammy Gledhill 7 July 1913 December 1994 was an England English football soccer footballer . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gledhill, Sammy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1913 PLACE OF BIRTH Castleford , England DATE OF DEATH 1994 PLACE OF DEATH Leeds , England DEFAULTSORT Gledhill, Sammy Category 1913 births Category People from Castleford Category 1994 deaths Category English footballers Category Association football midfielders Category York City F.C. players England footy midfielder 1910s stub ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Methley Junction locale Methley borough City of Leeds image caption line manager owner platforms latitude 53.727970 longitude 1.400170 gridref SE396258 Image Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram including the L&Y Methley station in 1912. Methley Junction railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley , West Yorkshire , England . The station was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on its line from Knottingley . The station opened on 1 October 1849 and closed on 4 October 1943. See also Methley railway station Methley South railway station External links http www.npemap.org.uk tiles map.html 439,425,1 Methley Junction station shown closed on navigable 1947 O. S. map Category Disused railway stations in Leeds Category Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Category Railway stations opened in 1849 Category Railway stations closed in 1943 Yorkshire Humber railstation stub ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Methley South locale Methley borough City of Leeds image caption line manager owner platforms latitude 53.726410 longitude 1.398490 gridref SE397257 Image Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912. Methley South railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley , West Yorkshire , England . The station was built by the Methley Joint Railway , a line in which the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway , the Great Northern Railway Great Britain GNR and the North Eastern Railway UK NER were shareholders. The station, opened on 1 May 1869, known as Methley Joint station , renamed to Methley South and was closed on 7 March 1960. ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing ref See also Methley railway station Methley Junction railway station References reflist External links http www.npemap.org.uk tiles map.html 439,425,1 Methley South station shown open on navigable 1947 O. S. map Category Disused railway stations in Leeds Category Former Methley Joint Railway stations Category Railway stations opened in 1869 Category Railway stations closed in 1960 Yorkshire Humber railstation stub ... more details
page 11 year 2009 ref Football career Allen left Altofts in 1925 to join amateur side Castleford Town ... . NAME Allen, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 5 May 1901 PLACE OF BIRTH Altofts ..., Frank Category 1901 births Category 1989 deaths Category People from Altofts Category English footballers ... more details
Image Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram showing the S&KJR connection with the NER at Ferrybridge, 1912. Image Hemsworth Hickleton South Mexboro Moorhouse South Elmsall South Kirkby Swinton Wath ath Road 26 Lowfield RJD 44.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram of 1910, showing most of the route of the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway The Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway was a British railway company formed to connect the Midland Railway Midland and Great Central Railway Great Central lines at Swinton South Yorkshire railway station Swinton , north of Rotherham , with the North Eastern Railway UK North Eastern Railway at Ferrybridge railway station Ferrybridge , near Knottingley , a distance of sixteen miles, opening up a more direct route between York and the Sheffield area. It was jointly owned by the North Eastern Railway and the Midland Railway, and later was jointly worked by their successors the London and North Eastern Railway and the London Midland and Scottish Railway . The line was opened on 1 May 1879, with intermediate stations at Ferrybridge railway station Ferrybridge 1882 , Pontefract Baghill railway station Pontefract Baghill , Ackworth railway station Ackworth 1 July 1879 , Moorthorpe railway station Moorthorpe , Frickley railway station Frickley and Bolton on Dearne railway station Bolton on Dearne 1 July 1879 . The route today forms the central section of the Dearne Valley Line from York to Sheffield, operated by Northern Rail . The section from Swinton to Moorthorpe also serves as the main route from Sheffield to Leeds, known as the Wakefield line , since the closure of the North Midland Railway North Midland route due to subsidence in 1985. Category Pre grouping British railway companies Category British joint railway companies Category Swinton, South Yorkshire Category Railway lines opened in 1879 England rail transport stub ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Oakenshaw locale Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire Oakenshaw borough City of Wakefield image caption line Midland Railway manager owner London, Midland and Scottish Railway platforms latitude 53.66536 longitude 1.45816 gridref SE359189 years 1 July 1840 events Station opened as Wakefield years1 1 March 1841 events1 Renamed Oakenshaw for Wakefield years2 by 1 December 1848 events2 renamed Oakenshaw Wakefield years3 1 July 1861 events3 renamed Oakenshaw years4 1 June 1870 events4 Station closed ref Butt, R.V.J., 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil Patrick Stephens ref File Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Oakenshaw and Wakefield in 1912 Oakenshaw railway station was located about two miles south east of Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England. It was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on its line from Derby railway station Derby to Leeds Hunslet Lane railway station Leeds. Originally built to serve Wakefield by omnibus, ref Allen, R. 1842 , The North Midland Railway Guide , Nottingham R. Allen ref it had suitably ornate buildings, but was closed by the Midland Railway in 1870 when the station at Sandal and Walton railway station Sandal and Walton was opened instead. ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham Runpast Publishing ref References reflist Historical Rail Start rail line previous Sandal and Walton railway station Sandal and Walton br small Line exists station closed small next Normanton railway station Normanton br small Line closed station open small route North Midland Railway br small Midland Railway small col 800000 end box Category Disused railway stations in Wakefield Category Railway stations opened in 1840 Category Railway stations closed in 1870 Category Former Midland Railway stations Yorkshire Humber railstation stub ... more details
Pontefract via Airedale align center A1 Wakefield bus station Wakefield via Altofts and Pinderfields ... center D Wakefield via Normanton align center C2 187 br 188 Arriva Yorkshire Wakefield via Altofts ... more details
coord 53.683 1.499 display title region GB scale 100000 Infobox UK postcode area area code WF The WF postcode area , also known as the Wakefield postcode area ref Royal Mail, Address Management Guide , 2004 ref , is a group of postcode districts around Batley , Castleford , Dewsbury , Heckmondwike , Knottingley , Liversedge , Mirfield , Normanton, West Yorkshire Normanton , Ossett , Horbury , Pontefract and Wakefield in England . Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts postcode area table start WF1 WAKEFIELD Alverthorpe , Eastmoor, Kirkthorpe, Outwood, West Yorkshire Outwood , Wakefield Wakefield City Centre . City of Wakefield Wakefield WF2 WAKEFIELD Kirkhamgate , Kettlethorpe, Lupset, Portobello, Newmillerdam , Sandal, Thornes, Walton, Wakefield Walton Wakefield . Wakefield WF3 WAKEFIELD East Ardsley , Lofthouse, West Yorkshire Lofthouse , Lofthouse Gate, Robin Hood, West Yorkshire Robin Hood , Stanley, West Yorkshire Stanley , Tingley , West Ardsley City of Leeds Leeds and Wakefield WF4 WAKEFIELD Crigglestone, Crofton, West Yorkshire Crofton , Durkar , Flockton , Havercroft , Horbury , Netherton, Wakefield Netherton , New Crofton, Ryhill , West Bretton , Woolley. Wakefield and Kirklees . WF5 OSSETT Gawthorpe, Ossett . Wakefield and Kirklees WF6 NORMANTON Altofts , Normanton, West Yorkshire Normanton Wakefield WF7 PONTEFRACT Ackworth, West Yorkshire Ackworth Moor Top , Featherstone , Purston Jaglin, Streethouse Wakefield WF8 PONTEFRACT Darrington, West Yorkshire Darrington , Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract Monkhill , Thorpe Audlin. Wakefield, Selby district Selby and Doncaster district Doncaster . WF9 PONTEFRACT Badsworth , Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire Fitzwilliam , Hemsworth , Kinsley, South Elmsall , South Kirkby , Upton, West Yorkshire Upton . Wakefield and Doncaster. WF10 CASTLEFORD Airedale, Allerton Bywater , Castleford , Glasshoughton . Wakefield and Leeds WF11 KNOTTINGLEY Brotherton , Byram, Criddling Stubbs, Kellingley, Knottingley . Wakefield ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Ferrybridge locale Ferrybridge borough City of Wakefield image name Ferrybridge Junction by Wilson Adams.jpg caption The southern end of the former Ferrybridge railway station, now occupied by the northern end of the extended Ferrybridge junction. line manager owner platforms 2 latitude 53.7120 longitude 1.2711 gridref SE482242 years 1882 events Opened years1 1965 events1 Closed File Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram showing lines around Knottingley in 1912. Ferrybridge railway station was a railway station located in Ferrybridge , West Yorkshire , England on the London and North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Line . The station was opened in 1882 by the North Eastern Railway UK North Eastern Railway , ref Body, pp. 68&ndash 69 ref three years after the completion of the Swinton & Knottingley Joint Railway Swinton & Knottingley Joint line via Moorthorpe railway station Moorthorpe on 1 May 1879 and closed in 1965. Location Ferrybridge railway station was located just north of Ferrybridge junction. ref cite web url http www.knottingley.org gallery ferrybridge gallery1218.htm title Ferrybridge Railway Junction accessdate 21 March 2009 ref From Ferrybridge railway station, stations such as Pontefract Baghill railway station Pontefract Baghill which still remains open today and Ackworth railway station Ackworth closed in 1951 would be reached as well as other stations to Sheffield railway station Sheffield . Heading north from Ferrybridge stations such as Milford Junction closed 1904 , Monk Fryston closed 1959 and Burton Salmon closed 1959 could be reached, as well as other stations to York railway station York . History Prior to the opening of Ferrybridge railway station, there was no direct link between York and Knottingley . A link between Burton Salmon , Ferrybridge and Knottingley needed to be built, which was completed i ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Sandal and Walton locale Sandal, Wakefield Sandal and Walton, Wakefield Walton borough City of Wakefield image caption line Midland Railway manager owner London, Midland and Scottish Railway platforms latitude 53.65063 longitude 1.46967 gridref SE351172 years 1 June 1870 events Station opened years1 30 September 1951 events1 renamed Walton years2 12 June 1961 events2 Station closed ref Butt, R.V.J., 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil Patrick Stephens ref Image Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram showing Sandal and Walton in 1912 Sandal and Walton railway station was opened on 1 June 1870 by the Midland Railway on its line from Derby railway station Derby to Leeds railway station Leeds Wellington Station. The station was south of Wakefield, lying between Sandal, Wakefield Sandal and Walton, Wakefield Walton in West Yorkshire , England . It was of typical Midland brick built construction. In 1926 the line was quadrupled, with the new goods lines passing to the east of the 2 platforms. It closed on 12 June 1961. To the north of the station a junction had been built in 1868 with a curve to meet the West Riding and Grimsby Railway jointly owned by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway MS&LR and the Great Northern Railway Great Britain GNR . This enabled goods services and southbound passenger trains to run from Wakefield Westgate railway station Wakefield . ref Pixton, B., 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing ref However this service finished during the World War I First World War . Historical Rail Start rail line previous Royston and Notton railway station Royston and Notton br small Line exists station closed small next Oakenshaw railway station Oakenshaw br small Line exists station closed small route North Midland Railway br small Midland Railway small col 800000 end box References refl ... more details
the Normanton Brick Company at nearby Altofts which is still in operation today. File Normanton ... Altofts and Whitwood toc Midland Railway route North Midland Railway status Historical note Line ... more details
The Church houses the Freeston Tomb, the burial place of Sir John Freeston of Altofts d 1594 , who ..., Martin Frobisher of nearby Altofts. All Saints possesses two ancient silver cups, now housed in a collection ... more details
metalling . Later life In 1591, he visited his native Altofts, and there married his second wife ... in All Saints Church, Normanton nearby to his birth place in Altofts , West Yorkshire References ... NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Altofts , Yorkshire DATE OF DEATH 15 November ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail name Pontefract Baghill image name Pontefract Baghill stn.jpg caption View from Platform 2 manager Northern Rail locale Pontefract borough City of Wakefield pte West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive West Yorkshire Metro zone 3 code PFR platforms 2 latitude 53.692 longitude 1.303 gridref SE461219 start 1879 lowusage0405 53 lowusage0506 increase 106 lowusage0607 increase 64,802 lowusage0708 decrease 4,331 lowusage0809 decrease 4,020 File Cutsyke, Crofton, Normanton, Altofts, Methley, Lofthouse, Oakenshaw & Wakefield RJD 52.jpg thumb right Railway Clearing House diagram showing lines in Castleford and Pontefract area in 1912 Pontefract Baghill railway station is the least busy of the three railway station s in Pontefract , West Yorkshire , England . The other stations, Pontefract Monkhill railway station Monkhill and Pontefract Tanshelf railway station Tanshelf , both lie on the Pontefract Line , while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley Line convert 21.25 mi km 0 south of York railway station York towards Sheffield railway station Sheffield . The station dates from 1879 when the Ferrybridge to Moorthorpe section opened and was also once linked to the Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole main line by means of a short chord to stnlnk Pontefract Monkhill near where the two lines intersect as can be seen from the RCH map below . This closed in November 1964, ref Body, p.52 ref but the bay platform it once used at the northern end can still be made out. In the Strategic Rail Authority s 2002 3 financial year, only 15 people bought tickets for journeys from Pontefract Baghill station, and 21 bought tickets for journeys ending there, ref The usage information Station Entries and Station Exits is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002 03 and covers all National Rail stations. By 2004 05 the figure has risen to 53. The SRA finds it difficult to allocate passenger usage numbers for stations grouped together tickets are booked to Pontefract ... more details
coord 53.717 1.361 display title region GB scale 50000 Infobox UK constituency main name Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford parliament uk map1 NormantonPontefractCastleford2007 map2 EnglandWestYorkshire map entity West Yorkshire map year year 2010 abolished type County previous Pontefract and Castleford UK Parliament constituency Pontefract and Castleford , Normanton UK Parliament constituency Normanton next electorate 83,284 December 2010 ref cite web url http www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk electoral figures electoral figures.htm title Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England date 4 March 2011 work 2011 Electorate Figures publisher Boundary Commission for England accessdate 13 March 2011 ref mp Yvette Cooper party Labour Party UK Labour region England county West Yorkshire european Yorkshire and the Humber elects howmany One Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. Boundaries Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire , the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a new seat of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, taking the Normanton, West Yorkshire Normanton , Castleford and Pontefract towns from the district of Wakefield . Due to population decline, the Commission had to reduce the constituencies of the county by one, resulting in the merger of Normanton and Pontefract Castleford seats. The electoral wards used in the formation of this constituency, which was first fought at the United Kingdom general election, 2010 2010 general election are Airedale and Ferry Fryston, Altofts and Whitwood, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, Knottingley, Normanton, Pontefract North, and Pontefract South The Commission had great difficulty in naming the constituency, with Normanton an ... more details
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