Wakefield

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Wakefield is a historic cathedral city in West Yorkshire, Northern England, known for its medieval heritage and role as an administrative and commercial center in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cathedral city
city
settlement
administrativeCentreOf City of Wakefield
ceremonialCounty West Yorkshire
country United Kingdom
distanceTo approximately 28 miles southwest of York
approximately 9 miles south of Leeds
economy service sector
governingBody Wakefield self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wakefield Council
hasArtGallery The Hepworth Wakefield
hasCathedralFeature tall spire
hasEducationalInstitution Wakefield College
hasFormerReligiousJurisdiction Diocese of Wakefield
hasHeritage medieval heritage
hasLandmark Wakefield Cathedral
hasMarket Wakefield Market
hasMuseum Wakefield Museum
hasNearbyAttraction Yorkshire Sculpture Park
hasPark Pugneys Country Park
Thornes Park
hasParliamentaryConstituency Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
hasSportsTeam Wakefield Trinity (rugby league)
surface form: Wakefield Trinity rugby league club
hasTheatre Theatre Royal Wakefield
hasTransport Wakefield Kirkgate railway station
Wakefield Westgate railway station
historicalCounty Yorkshire
historicalIndustry coal mining
engineering
textiles
is historic city
locatedIn Northern England
partOf West Yorkshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
postalCodeArea WF
region West Riding of Yorkshire
religiousJurisdiction Diocese of Leeds
surface form: Anglican Diocese of Leeds
river River Calder
roadNetwork M1 motorway nearby
M62 motorway (nearby)
surface form: M62 motorway nearby
role administrative centre
commercial centre
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time

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Lynnfield borders Wakefield
Class 220 Voyager builtAt Wakefield
this entity surface form: Wakefield, England
M62 connectsCity Wakefield
Leeds city region contains Wakefield
subject surface form: Leeds City Region
Yorkshire contains Wakefield
West Yorkshire containsCity Wakefield
Twice-Told Tales containsWork Wakefield
Tim Wakefield familyName Wakefield
River Calder flowsThrough Wakefield
Wakefield governingBody Wakefield self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wakefield Council
Northern England hasMajorCity Wakefield
Leeds hasNeighbouringTown Wakefield
this entity surface form: Wakefield urban area
Dewsbury hasRailConnectionTo Wakefield
River Calder hasTownOnBanks Wakefield
M1 motorway passesNear Wakefield
Martin Frobisher placeOfBirth Wakefield