Dubbed the "Merrie City" in the Middle Ages, the City of Wakefield is a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated by the River Calder on the edge of the Pennines. Wakefield Cathedral has the tallest cathedral spire in Yorkshire, which is visible across the surrounding countryside and the Civic Quarter on Wood Street includes historical buildings such as the Neoclassical Wakefield Crown Court of 1810 and the Town Hall built in 1880.
There are several ancient monuments in the local area including the old Wakefield Bridge with its Chantry Chapel, and Sandal Castle, as well as Lawe Hill in Clarence Park. Another well known fixture of the land is structure is the 95 arch railway viaduct on the Doncaster to Leeds railway line. A battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought here, too, and Wakefield was also a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War. The town eventually become an rich market town, wool producer and coal mining community. The National Coal Mining Museum for England is located within the metropolis.
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Unit 38
Monckton Road Industrial Estate
Wakefield, WF2 7AL
14 Bradburn Rd
Robin Hood
Wakefield, WF3 3AP
69 Westgate End
Wakefield, WF2 9RL
Denby Dale Road
9a. Headway Business Park
Wakefield, WF2 78Z
Calder Vale Rd
Wakefield, WF1 5PE
50 High St
Horbury
Wakefield, WF4 5LE
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Fox Way
Wakefield, WF2 8EE
11 Durkar Lane
Durkar
Wakefield, WF4 3AF
145a Wrenthorpe Oad
Wakefield, WF2 0JN
44 Bradford Road
Wakefield, WF3 1NL
Evans Business Centre
Monckton Road
Wakefield, WF2 7AS
7 Windsor Oval
Tingley
Wakefield, WF3 1WD
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