Parishes covered by the Society

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The Pontefract & District Family History Society covers the area of the West Riding of Yorkshire that includes following ancient parishes:

Pontefract	Pontefract and the Chapelry of Knottingley and the villages of Carleton, East Hardwick, Tanshelf and Ferrybridge (also partly in Ferry Fryston parish)
Ackworth	Ackworth
Badsworth	Badsworth, Moorhouse, Thorpe Audlin, Upton and Wentbridge
Brotherton	Brotherton, Byram Hall, Poole and Sutton
Castleford	Castleford and Glass Houghton
Darrington	Darrington, Cridling Park, Cridling Stubbs, Stapleton and Wentbridge
Featherstone	Featherstone, Ackton, Purston Jaglin, Whitwood and Whitwood Mere
Felkirk	Felkirk, Brierley, Cold Hiendley, South Hiendley, Grimethorpe, Havercroft and Shafton
Ferry Fryston	Ferry Fryston and Ferrybridge (also partly in Pontefract parish)
Hemsworth	Hemsworth
Kellington	Kellington, Beal (aka Beaghall), Eggborough, Kellingley, Whitley
Kippax	Kippax, Allerton Bywater, Great Preston, Little Preston
Kirk Smeaton	Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton, Wrangbrook and Wentbridge
Methley	Methley and Methley Park
Normanton	Normanton, Altofts, Snydale, Streethouses and Woodhouse
South Kirkby	South Kirkby, South Elmsall, North Elmsall, Minsthorpe, Moorthorpe and Skelbrooke
Womersley	Womersley, Cridling Park, Cridling Stubbs, Little Smeaton Walden Stubbs and Wood Hall
Wragby	Wragby, Foulby, Nostell Priory, Ryhill, West Hardwick and Wintersett

Although the following ancient parishes fall within the area covered by The City of York Family History Society, the societies have arranged that the Pontefract & District Family History Society will cover the interests of family historians with an interest in the following parishes:

Brayton	Barlow, Burn, Gateforth, Hambleton, Lund and Thorpe Willoughby
Birkin	Birkin, Chapel Haddlesey, East Haddlesey, Hirst Courtney, Temple Hirst and West Haddlesey
Ledsham	Ledsham, Fairburn and Ledston
Monk Fryston	Monk Fryston, Burton Salmon, Hillam

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