We have two Casual Vacancies at the Parish Council 

Welcome to Ackworth Parish Council

Ackworth is a large village with approximately 7000 inhabitants, within the Metropolitan Borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Situated on the river Went at the historically important crossroads of the Barnsley to Pontefract road and the Doncaster to Wakefield road. Ackworth was on the pathway linking the prosperous Heavy Woollen District of the West Riding of Yorkshire with the A1 and London.

Ackworth Parish Boundary Map (awaiting updated version)

Click for the interactive Boundary Map. Once in the page, down the left hand side select Boundary, scroll down and select Civil Parish or Communities, zoom in to find Ackworth, once found click on Ackworth and the image will change colour. Now you can zoom in to see individual roads and streets in the parish.

Latest News

Thank You

Published: 18 Apr 24

Annual Parish Assembly Read More...

Parish Council Coffee Morning

Published: 7 Apr 24

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Annual Parish Assembly

Published: 4 Apr 24

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Neighbourhood Policing Teams

Published: 29 Mar 24

PACT Meetings Read More...

Casual Vacancy

Published: 28 Mar 24

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Casual Vacancy

Published: 22 Mar 24

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