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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in City of Wakefield

  

City of Wakefield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about City of Wakefield

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City of Wakefield history

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The former Borough of Wakefield was raised to city status by letters patent in 1888. It became a county borough in 1913, taking it out of the jurisdiction of the West Riding County Council. The present boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972.

You can visit City of Wakefield places with Walkfo City of Wakefield to hear history at City of Wakefield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo City of Wakefield has 50 places to visit in our interactive City of Wakefield map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout City of Wakefield, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at City of Wakefield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to City of Wakefield & the surrounding areas.

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50 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo City of Wakefield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in City of Wakefield

  

Best City of Wakefield places to visit

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City of Wakefield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied City of Wakefield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo City of Wakefield’s information audio spots:

Outwood Grange Academies Trust Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) operates thirty-seven schools across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for Education. The trust operates using an “80:20” principle, where 80% of how its schools operate is standardised and 20% is open to local innovation.

St Peter’s Church, Stanley, West Yorkshire St Peter’s Church in Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was a Church of England church. The church opened in 1824, closed in 2001 and after falling into disrepair was demolished in 2014.

Wakefield Museum Wakefield Museum is a local museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, north England. It covers the history of the city of Wakefield and the local area from prehistoric times onwards.

City of Wakefield The population of the City of Wakefield at the 2011 Census was 325,837. Wakefield is the district’s administrative centre. The district includes the Five Towns, Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley.

Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield, is a Grade I Listed building. It is located south of the city centre on the medieval bridge over the River Calder. The chapel is the oldest and most ornate of the surviving bridge chapels in England.

Heath Hall, Heath, West Yorkshire Heath Hall, Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire is a Grade I listed country house. Originally called Eshald House, the estate was purchased by John Smyth. His nephew engaged John Carr of York to reconstruct the house between 1754 and 1780.

Fieldhead Hospital Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, England. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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