Havercroft

Havercroft

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.616764
longitude= -1.402057
official_name= Havercroft
population =
metropolitan_borough= City of Wakefield
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
post_town=
postcode_district =
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dial_code=
os_grid_reference= SE395135
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Havercroft is a small village situated on the B6428 in West Yorkshire, England, approximately 7 miles south east of the city of Wakefield.

In the last 100 years it has grown from a small collection of homes to a thriving village in its own right. Havercroft now maintains its own school, The Ryecroft sports centre (shared with Ryhill) and The Ryecroft Health Centre.

Havercroft suffered from high unemployment in the 1980s due to local pit closures. Since then the village has become popular with commuters travelling to nearby towns such as Pontefract, Barnsley and Wakefield.

Havercroft is split into two undistinct sections, Newstead - occupying the higher ground of Newstead hill - and the main village of Havercroft.

External links

* [http://www.ryhill.freeuk.com/ Ryhill & Havercroft website]


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