Normanton, West Yorkshire

Normanton
Town
Normanton High Street
Normanton is located in West Yorkshire
Normanton
Normanton
Location within West Yorkshire
Population20,872 [1]
OS grid referenceSE385225
• London165 mi (266 km) south
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORMANTON
Postcode districtWF6
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://www.normantontowncouncil.co.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°41′49″N 1°24′58″W / 53.697°N 1.416°W / 53.697; -1.416

Normanton is a town in the civil parish of Normanton and Altofts, in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Wakefield and south-west of Castleford. The civil parish extends west and north to the River Calder, and includes the large village of Altofts.[1] At the time of the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20,872.[1]

The Normanton ward of the Wakefield City Council does not include Altofts, but includes the civil parish of Warmfield cum Heath to the south-west of Normanton. The ward had a population of 16,220 in 2011.[2]

Normanton is home to the amateur rugby league Normanton Knights club in the National Conference League.

  1. ^ a b c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Normanton Parish (E04000236)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Normanton Ward (as of 2011) (E05001453)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2022.