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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Gills Yard
Wakefield, WF1 3BZ
10 Cross Street
Wakefield, WF1 3BW
2 Victoria Way
Wakefield, WF1 2NA
15 Moor Knoll Close
East Ardsley
Wakefield, WF3 2AZ
Unit 25
Flanshaw Works
Wakefield, WF2 9JF
Unit 8/9
Riverside Industrial Estate
Wakefield, WF4 5PT
6 Lawefield Lane
Wakefield, WF2 8ST
West Lea Park
Lowry Rd
Wakefield, WF3 1TW
33 Millcroft
Lofthouse
Wakefield, WF3 3TH
Church House
178
Wakefield, WF2 0AJ
Prospect Road
Ossett
Wakefield, WF5 8AE
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