Bacteriostatic water in Pontefract

Local facts for Pontefract

Pontefract sits in the WF8 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Pontefract go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 20.4 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.4 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 32 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Pontefract with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 32.9 km north-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 36.3 km south
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 36.6 km south
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 62.5 km east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 65.9 km west
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 72.1 km south-east

Nearby: Featherstone (3.8 km), Castleford (4.7 km), Knottingley (4.7 km), Normanton (7 km), Ashfield (7 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Pontefract lies east of Wakefield, about 12.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• Hemsworth, WF9, 9.2 km
• South Elmsall, WF9, 11 km
• South Kirkby, WF9, 11 km
• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 11.2 km
• WF, 12.1 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 12.4 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 12.5 km
• Ossett, WF5, 17.9 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Wakefield (14 location pages): Featherstone 3.8 km, Castleford 4.7 km, Knottingley 4.7 km, Ashfield 7 km, Normanton 7 km, Hemsworth 9.2 km, South Elmsall 11 km, South Kirkby 11 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Pontefract: north, Knottingley (4.7 km); east, Askern (13.4 km); south, Featherstone (3.8 km); west, Castleford (4.7 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Pontefract: 7; within 25 km: 42; within 50 km: 104.

Map reference: 53.6924, -1.3096 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572911).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.