Monkhill, West Yorkshire

Monkhill is an area of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

Monkhill
Pontefract Monkhill station
Monkhill Location within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	Wakefield
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.700048°N 1.296923°W / 53.700048; -1.296923

History

Monkhill was formerly a township in the parish of Pontefract,^[1] in 1866 Monkhill became a separate civil parish, on 26 March 1892 the parish was abolished and merged with Pontefract.^[2] In 1881 the parish had a population of 86.^[3]

Amenities

Monkhill has two post offices, a school and a railway station called Pontefract Monkhill.