Pontefract Town History Trail

This wide street was the centre of Pontefract up to the twelfth century.  The lower end is still called Micklegate which means Great Street.  The top end became known as Horsefair because of the market held there.  The treed area downhill marks the castle ruins.  The town expanded uphill; Finkle Street and Baxtergate mark the boundaries of the early town.