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Ackworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and Doncaster on the small River Went. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 6,493.

The village consists of four parts:

High Ackworth (leads to Featherstone and Pontefract)

Low Ackworth (with access to both Pontefract and East Hardwick)

Ackworth Moortop (the largest part with roads to Hemsworth and Doncaster as well as the other parts of Ackworth).

Brackenhill (to the West of Moortop, which leads to Wakefield)

For more information please contact Sue at the Ackworth Parish Council offices on 01977 611583.

contact : Mrs Sue Templeman
The Parish Council
Community Centre
Bell Lane
Ackworth
Pontefract
WF7 7JH
Tel : 01977 611583
Email : clerk@ackworthparishcouncil.gov.uk
Web : view the web site