"Pontefract" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin pons (“bridge”) + Latin fractus (“broken”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pons||bridge}} Latin pons (“bridge”), {{der|en|la|fractus||broken}} Latin fractus (“broken”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pontefract
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4522). Wikipedia link: Pontefract Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in West Yorkshire, England Derived forms: Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontefract cake
    Sense id: en-Pontefract-en-name-OII5pXUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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