Wakefield, Cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England
Wakefield is a city on the River Calder in West Yorkshire with train stations, shopping streets and parks. The center clusters around an open market square with sandstone buildings and pedestrian zones.
The settlement appears in 1086 in the Domesday Book as a small village with a church and mill. Wool trade and later coal mining brought growth and new buildings in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The name comes from Wacafeld in the Domesday Book, meaning field where the watch was kept. Visitors today find a neoclassical town hall and several churches from different centuries.
A visit is best started on foot from the train station, as main attractions lie close together. Weekdays are quieter than weekends, when the market is fuller.
The cathedral holds a rare medieval stone pulpit from the 15th century. The Chantry Chapel on the river is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England.
Location: Wakefield
Shares border with: Morley
Website: http://wakefield.gov.uk
GPS coordinates: 53.68295,-1.49673
Latest update: December 14, 2025 20:26
Photo license: CC BY 2.0
Wakefield Cathedral
18 m
Old Cathedral Grammar School
195 m
Old Town Hall
264 m
The Old Vicarage, Wakefield
164 m
6 and 8, Silver Street
195 m
38, Westgate
179 m
The Black Rock Public House
148 m
The Original Alfred Moody's Public House
110 m
21 and 23, Bread Street
159 m
2-10, Northgate
71 m
Zion United Reformed Church and lodge to north east
248 m
17 and 17A, Bread Street
139 m
53 and 55, Northgate
260 m
19 And 21, Kirkgate
91 m
1 and 3, Marygate
173 m
26, Bread Street
148 m
14-22, Westgate
130 m
19, Bread Street
149 m
30, Westgate
154 m
23, Cross Square
159 m
Lloyds Bank
126 m
Trinity Walk Sculptural Column
114 m
24-28, Westgate
143 m
9 And 11, Bull Ring
112 m
17, Kirkgate
82 m
11 And 13, Kirkgate
73 m
4 And 6, Westmorland Street
59 m
12,14 And 16, Barstow Square
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