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Wakefield (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 42 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.7000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 29 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the River Calder, Wakefield has been a center for the wool trade since the 14th century. In 1460, Richard, Duke of York, was captured and beheaded here by Lancastrians during the War of Roses. The famous Towneley and Wakefield mystery plays were performed here from ca. 1450. Modern industries include coal mining, textiles, brewing, and engineering. Its cathedral has Norman traces and at 247 feet features the tallest crocketed spire in Yorkshire. |
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| Wakefield (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Wacafeld (H,V)
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| Wacfeld (H,V)
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| Wachefeld (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, meaning "field where the wake (annual festival or play) is held" |
| Wachefelda (H,V)
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| Wachefelt (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Wach'f' (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Wakefield (urban district) (P) |
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Wakefield (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Anglo-Saxons |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 1888 |
| regional capital (C) |
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