Wakefield, Cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England
Description
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.
History
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.
Culture
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.
Practical
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.
Did you know?
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.
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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
17 and 17A, Bread Street
139 m
2-10, Northgate
71 m
53 and 55, Northgate
260 m
Zion United Reformed Church and lodge to north east
248 m26, Bread Street
148 m30, Westgate
154 m24-28, Westgate
143 m19 And 21, Kirkgate
91 mLloyds Bank
126 m4 And 6, Westmorland Street
59 m12,14 And 16, Barstow Square
259 m1 and 3, Marygate
173 m23, Cross Square
159 m19, Bread Street
149 m9 And 11, Bull Ring
112 m14-22, Westgate
130 m11 And 13, Kirkgate
73 m17, Kirkgate
82 mTrinity Walk Sculptural Column
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