Welcome to High Ackworth

High Ackworth is a small village located in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The village is situated on the A628 road, which connects the village to the nearby towns of Barnsley and Pontefract. High Ackworth is a picturesque village with a rich history and a strong sense of community. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it an ideal location for those who enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling.

The village of High Ackworth has a population of around 2,000 people. The village has a range of amenities, including a primary school, a post office, a village hall, and a number of local shops and pubs. The village also has a cricket club, a football club, and a tennis club, providing plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in local sports and activities. High Ackworth is a friendly and welcoming village, with a strong sense of community spirit.

High Ackworth is located close to a number of other towns and villages in West Yorkshire, including Pontefract, Barnsley, and Wakefield. The village is well-connected to these nearby areas, making it easy for residents to access a range of amenities and services. High Ackworth is also located close to the M1 motorway, providing easy access to other parts of the country. Overall, High Ackworth is a charming village with a strong sense of community and plenty of amenities and activities to keep residents busy and engaged.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 7.1°C

Feels Like: 5.7°C

Wind: 4.7 MPH

Wind Dir: NNW

Local Schools

School	Details
Ackworth School Other Independent School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Mr Anton Maree	Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7LT 01977233600 School Website
Ackworth Howard Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Junior And Infant School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Michael Walker	Station Road Low Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7HH 01977612124 School Website
Ackworth Mill Dam School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Lauren Norton	Mill Gate Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7PH 1977610062 School Website
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Rebecca Barley	Bell Lane Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7JH 1977613304 School Website
Oakfield Park School Ackworth Community Special School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mr Stephanie Nagy	Barnsley Road Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7DT 01977613423 School Website
The Featherstone Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Diana Townshend	Pontefract Road Purston Featherstone Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5AJ 01977722805 School Website
Featherstone Purston Infant School Community School Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Phil Barnett	Nunns Lane Featherstone Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5HF 01977704344 School Website
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Academy Converter Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Jane Littlewood	Hardwick Road Featherstone Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5JB 1977702261 School Website
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mrs Cathryn Hampshire	George Street Featherstone Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5BG 01977706063 School Website
Pontefract Larks Hill Junior And Infant School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kara Adams	Larks Hill Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4RJ 01977722845 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Featherstone Featherstone, Featherstone, West Yorkshire, WF7 7HJ 0.67 Miles

Fitzwilliam Railway Terrace, Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, WF9 5DA 2.30 Miles

Pontefract Baghill Station Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1RB 2.75 Miles

Pontefract Tanshelf Park Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4QA 2.80 Miles

Pontefract Monkhill Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NX 3.20 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Ackworth Kiddicare 07907 710234 7 New Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7JF 1.01 Miles
Travel R Us 01977 600234 Unit 6/7/Acton Hall Enterprise Pk/Station La, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6EQ 1.97 Miles
Action Cars 01977 703333 Duchy Farm/Halfpenny La, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BG 2.07 Miles
Hempsworth Cars 01977 618888 Torvaly Cross Hill, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4LB 2.26 Miles
Data Cars 01977 600680 24 Cornmarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1BJ 2.57 Miles
Slatters Cars 01977 791151 5 Finkle Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HE 2.68 Miles
Slatters Taxis 01977 705674 5 Finkle Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HE 2.68 Miles
Ponty Cars 01977 699121 Mill Dam Works/Mill Dam La, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NP 3.03 Miles
Premier Private Hire 01977 615151 27 Mount Avenue, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4QE 3.05 Miles
Hcl Taxis Ltd 01977 625625 12 Cross Hill, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4LQ 3.07 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Ackworth War Memorial Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
High Ackworth Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Obelisk Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Low Ackworth Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Mount Pleasant/Barnsley Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Townend Avenue Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Millgate Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ackworth Moor Top Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Doncaster Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ackworth Crossroads Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Brackenhill Po Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Brackenhill Edge Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Little Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
East Hardwick Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Purston Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
College Lane Surgery 01977 611023	College Lane Surgery Barnsley Rd,Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7HZ
St Thomas Road Surgery 01977 801363	St Thomas Road Surgery St.Thomas Rd,Featherstone Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5HE
Station Lane 01977 600381	Station Lane Medical Ctre Station Lane Featherstone,Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 6JL
Thorpe Lane Surgery	Thorpe Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract West Yorkshire WF9 1NW
Kinsley Health Centre	Wakefield Road Fitzwilliam West Yorkshire WF9 5BP

Local Stores

Ackworth
Barnsley Road
Moortop Ackworth
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7 7NB
01977 619437
shop.4556@coop.co.uk
Store Website
1.03 miles

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SPAR Ackworth
Ackworth Service Station
Barnsley Road
Ackworth
Ponterfract
WF7 7HY
01977 611 832
Store Website
0.8 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Chantry Vets
26 Horsefair Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1PD 01977 796 666 reception@chantryvets.co.uk Website 2.70 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Medivet Pontefract
58 Northgate Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1HJ 01977 600588 pontefract@medivet.co.uk Website 2.85 miles
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Animals Treated
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Hemsworth Vets4pets Ltd
Wakefield Road Hemsworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF9 4AB hemsworth@vets4pets.com Website 2.93 miles

Animals Treated
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Medivet South Elmsall
28A Minsthorpe Lane South Elmsall Pontefract West Yorkshire WF9 2NY 01977 643146 south.elmsall@medivet.co.uk Website 4.30 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Chantry Vets
104 Castleford Road Normanton Yorkshire WF6 2EE 01924 899988 reception@chantryvets.co.uk Website 4.42 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Castleford Vets4pets
Unit 3, Willowbridge Court Willowbridge Lane Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5NN 01977 551 070 castleford@vets4pets.com Website 4.63 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Local Dog Walks

Haw Park Wood
A Beautiful Forest Walk. Starts Along A Canal, Then Opens Up Into Multiple Pathways That Can Make Either A Quick Loop Or Multiple Loops For A Longer Walk.Both Our Dogs Love It Here For The Smells, Plus Wide Pathways! La Terrazza The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL 5.09 miles Free Parking Outside The Waterton Park Golf Club.

Location what3words mothering.reveal.intrigued

Walton Colliery Nature Park
This Is A Great Place To Walk Dogs In All Weather! There Are A Number Of Different Routes You Can Take Around The Park, There Are A Couple Of Lakes/Ponds Which Do Have Ducks/Geese But There Are Still Plenty Of Spots Where The Dogs Can Get In For A Swim. Sunday Is A Popular Day For Horse Riders So Something To Watch Out For. The Train Track Is Fenced But Best Use Caution When Walking Past To Ensure Your Dog Doesn’T Get Past. 9 The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6JZ 5.35 miles Free Parking Is Available Wf2 6Nb

Location what3words banks.tightrope.segregate

Frickley Country Park
Lots Of Different Routes, Mainly Pathed Out To Follow. Great Walk For The Dogs, Can Get Muddy When It’S Been Raining. Pontefract Lancashire 5.44 miles Parking Off Doncaster Road

Location what3words brochure.responses.milder

Rabbit Ings
Rabbit Ings Is A Country Park Located On The Former Colliery Yard And Spoil Heap Of The Monkton Colliery And Then The Royston Drift Mine, Which Closed In 1989. The 64-Hectare Site, Situated Near Royston In South Yorkshire, Is Home To An Array Of Wildlife – Including Newts, Snakes And Herons. Rabbit Ings Country Park Shafton 5.49 miles

Location what3words scribble.committee.negotiators

Newmillerdam
Newmillerdam Is A Dam Surrounded By Woods. It’S A Get Walk To Let Your Four Legged Friend Run Free After Squirrels Off Their Lead. It Does Have Parking But There Is A Cost, However It Is Not Expensive. The Dam Itself It Surrounded By A Flat Gravel Path And There’S Plenty Of Shallow Parts To The Water Where Your Dog Can Go Swimming Or Get A Drink. The Dam Is Surrounded By A Wood Where You’Ll Find Loads Of Sticks To Throw. There Are Plenty Of Different Routes To Take, You Can Do A Short Walk Just Around The Dam Or A 2 Hour Long Walk Through The Woods. Fox &Amp; Hounds 672 Barnsley Rd Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 6QQ 7.07 miles

Location what3words twisty.wiggling.tiptoes

Pugneys Country Park
Asdale Rd 7.24 miles

Location what3words laces.bloodshot.negotiators

Weather Forecast

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy	Overcast	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Cloudy	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Overcast	Overcast
Temp	16.8°C	16.1°C	13.2°C	13.1°C	15.9°C	19.2°C	20.4°C	19.4°C	21.5°C	21°C	19.8°C	16.9°C
Feels Like	16.8°C	16.1°C	13°C	13°C	15.9°C	19.2°C	20.4°C	19.4°C	21.5°C	21°C	19.8°C	16.9°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Fog	Heavy rain	Overcast	Overcast	Heavy rain	Overcast	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Cloudy
Temp	14.5°C	13.4°C	13.9°C	14.3°C	14.1°C	13.7°C	14.1°C	17.8°C	20.5°C	20.4°C	19.2°C	17.7°C
Feels Like	13.6°C	12.5°C	12.8°C	12.9°C	12.7°C	12.4°C	13.1°C	17.5°C	20.4°C	20.4°C	19.2°C	17.7°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear
Temp	14.6°C	11.8°C	10.1°C	9.3°C	11.6°C	14.5°C	17.1°C	20.2°C	21.8°C	21.8°C	18.1°C	12.8°C
Feels Like	13.6°C	10.4°C	8.5°C	7.7°C	10.6°C	14.1°C	16.9°C	20.2°C	21.8°C	21.8°C	18.3°C	12.4°C

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