In medieval times Wakefield was called the "Merrie City" and was famous for its mystery plays.
Over the centuries it became an important administrative centre within West Yorkshire.
Over the centuries it became an important administrative centre within West Yorkshire.
Wakefield today is a shadow of it's former self, that doesn't stop us appreciating our history.
A little bit of Old Wakefield
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In Film
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A fascinating film of police recruitment and training in West Yorkshire at the beginning of the WWII
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Old Wakefield
in the News
Around Old Wakefield
"Modern Wakefield includes the former villages of Alverthorpe, Agbrigg, Flanshaw, Kettlethorpe, Lupset, Sandal Magna, and Thornes, and the neighbouring council estates. In the 2011 Census, Newton Hill, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe were counted as parts of Wakefield, having been classified separately in the previous Census".
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"A very lively market town and suitably large, well served with fish and meat both from sea and by rivers...
so that all food is very good and cheap there. A right honest man shall eat well for 2d a meal.
There is plenty coal in the area around Wakefield."
so that all food is very good and cheap there. A right honest man shall eat well for 2d a meal.
There is plenty coal in the area around Wakefield."