A city in the southeast of West Yorkshire, north-central England, England. It is part of the Wakefield district, including the surrounding area. It is located about 55 km northeast of Manchester, at the eastern foot of the Pennines, and faces the River Calder. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), a land survey by William I, and a wool market was established there around 1308. It later developed into a textile centre. The textile industry is still thriving today, but food processing, machinery and metalworking industries have also developed. It is home to towns such as Ossett, Normanton and Castleford, and is connected to the Humber River by the Aire and Calder Canal. District area: 333 km2 . District population: 315,172 (2001). Urban population: 76,886 (2001). Wakefield |
イギリス,イングランド中北部,ウェストヨークシャー地域南東部の都市。周辺を含めてウェークフィールド地区を構成する。マンチェスターの東北東約 55km,ペナイン山脈東麓にあり,コールダー川に臨む。ウィリアム1世による土地調査書『ドゥームズデイ・ブック』(1086)に言及されており,1308年頃には羊毛市場が置かれ,のち織物業の中心地として発展した。今日でも織物工業が盛んだが,食品加工業,機械工業,金属工業なども発展。オセット,ノルマントン,カッスルフォードなどの町があり,エア・コールダー運河によりハンバー川と連絡する。地区面積 333km2。地区人口 31万5172(2001)。都市人口 7万6886(2001)。
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