Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Pylkyngton Hall
In the civil parish of Wakefield.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Wakefield, 1974 county of West Yorkshire).
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.
A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1477 May 28.
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Good for landscape form and features |
Good for general location |
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