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Wakefield
City in West Yorkshire, England

Wakefield

Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England, located on the River Calder.

Plan a trip to Wakefield→From Manchester, Greater Manchester

The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, which had a 2025 population of 369,450, the 26th most populous district in England. It is part of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area and the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

How locals move

Getting around Wakefield the local way

  • Go nextOther easy day trips include Bradford, Saltaire, Haworth and Sheffield.

From Wikivoyage: Wakefield (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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