Featherstone

Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, two miles south-west of Pontefract. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 it had a population of 15,244. Featherstone railway station is on the Pontefract Line.

Featherstone
Station Lane, Featherstone
Featherstone
Location within West Yorkshire
Population15,244 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE424206
Civil parish
  • Featherstone
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
  • West Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTEFRACT
Postcode districtWF7
Dialling code01977
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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