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<p> An ancient market-town of Yorkshire, 13 m. SE. of Leeds; has a castle in which [[Richard]] II. died, and which suffered four sieges in the Civil War, a market hall, grammar school, and large market-gardens, where liquorice for the manufacture of Pomfret cakes is grown. </p> | <p> An ancient market-town of Yorkshire, 13 m. SE. of Leeds; has a castle in which [[Richard]] II. died, and which suffered four sieges in the Civil War, a market hall, grammar school, and large market-gardens, where liquorice for the manufacture of Pomfret cakes is grown. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pontefract Pontefract from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pontefract Pontefract from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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