Havercroft
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| Havercroft | |
  Havercroft shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | City of Wakefield |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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.
