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Wakefield

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Wakefield city (1991 pop. 74,764) and metropolitan district, N central England, on the Calder River. Wakefield has been a center of the cloth industry from the 14th cent. Other manufactures include wools and synthetics, chemicals, machine tools, mining machinery, engineering, soft drinks, and beer. The city is also a railroad junction and farm center, with an important cattle market.

The site was occupied by the Danes and Saxons; Richard, duke of York, was defeated and slain in the battle of Wakefield in 1460. The Towneley Plays (see miracle play ) originated there. Notable buildings are All Saints' Church (mainly 15th cent.), the chantry chapel on the bridge over the Calder (c.1350; restored 1847), and the grammar school (1591). A technical college is also in Wakefield.

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Wakefield, diocese of

A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

Wakefield, diocese of The see, comprising parts of south Yorkshire, was created in 1888 to cope with the rapidly rising population. It did not, however, include Sheffield, which remained fiercely independent. The cathedral is the former All Saints' parish church, dating mostly from 14th cent. with a 15th‐cent. west tower and a 20th‐cent. east end by Gilbert Scott.

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Wakefield

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Wakefield Wakefd. Wachefeld 1086 (DB). ‘Open land where wakes or festivals take place’. OE *wacu + feld.

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