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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]
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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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