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Wakefield in the region of England with its 78,978 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 161 mi or ( 259 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Wakefield is now 04:37 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Wolverhampton, Wakefield, Sheffield, and Oxford. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Wakefield ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Rifles in Wakefield
Two Companies from 3 Rifles in their homecoming parade in Wakefield after returning from an operational tour in Afghanistan. They were joined by B Company from 5 Rifles, a TA batallion, as the regimen ..
Season 2 A New Hope, Episode 1 Sandal Castle Dec 2011 mp4.mp4
The long awaited first episode from our new series "A New Hope" This episode sees the team Once again led by our Founder Dean Buckley, complete with new presenter Daz Lumb, Investigating the mysteriou ..
Wakefield Westgate Railway Station, West Yorkshire, UK - 12th June, 2012 (720 HD)
Views from the platform of Wakefield Westgate Railway Station includes the station infrastructure and coming and going train movements, comprising of Northern Rail units including Class 144, Class 322 ..
Demolition Day
Chimney coming down in Wakefield ..
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Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mary Creagh, a member of the Labour Party.
Located at 53.68 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district in West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other towns include Ossett, Hemsworth, South Kirkby & Moorthorpe and South Elmsall. The City and borough are governed by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.
Located at 53.68 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Theatre Royal, Wakefield
The Theatre Royal Wakefield is a theatre in Wakefield, England, which dates back to 1894. The theatre was originally known as the Theatre Royal and Opera House. Wakefield Theatre originates back to the 1770s and was originally controlled by Tate Wilkinson, the actor manager who ran the York theatre circuit for 37 years.
Located at 53.68 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Diocese of Wakefield
The Diocese of Wakefield is a Church of England diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covering Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale. The cathedral is Wakefield Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Wakefield. The Diocese of Wakefield was created out of the then Diocese of Ripon in 1888 in response to the rapid expansion in population due to the Industrial Revolution. It extends north to south from the suburbs of Leeds to Barnsley and east to west from Kellington to Todmorden.
Located at 53.68 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Battle of Wakefield
The Battle of Wakefield took place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield, in West Yorkshire in Northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by nobles loyal to the captive King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster, his Queen Margaret of Anjou and their seven year-old son Edward, Prince of Wales on one side, and the army of Richard, Duke of York, the rival claimant to the throne, on the other.
Located at 53.68 -1.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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