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Wakefield
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Wake·field  (wkfld)
A borough of north-central England east-northeast of Manchester. In the Battle of Wakefield (1460) Richard Plantagenet, the third duke of York (1411-1460), was slain by Lancastrian forces in the Wars of the Roses.
Wakefield [ˈweɪkˌfiːld]
n
1. (Placename) a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop.: 73 955 (1991)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop.: 315 173 (2001). Area: 333 sq. km (129 sq. miles)
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Performers included the Kizmet Belly Dancers from Marsden, Rawthorpe drumming group Mikwano and the Merrie City Singers from Wakefield.
Mental health festival attracts hundreds by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The groups taking part were the social club's Singing For Fun group, the Good in Parts choir and the trio Yorkshire Broads, from Leeds, and Wakefield's Merrie City Singers.
Musical concert for Africa by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The other groups taking part are Wakefield's Merrie City Singers, several senior music students from St John Fisher Catholic High School in Dewsbury, and from Leeds, Good In Parts a 25-strong mixed choir, plus the women's trio, Yorkshire Broads.
Capture the sounds for Capetown project; Massed choirs by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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