Monkhill | |
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![]() Pontefract Monkhill station | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Monkhill is an area of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
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]
Monkhill has two post offices, a school and a railway station called Pontefract Monkhill.