Wakefield

Wakefield is a church city in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England on the River Calder and the eastern borders of Pennines. According to 2011 statistics, the population of the city was 99,251. Wakefield became an essential business and wool centre.

Education

The oldest remaining school of Wakefield is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, the only boys-only school organised in 1591. Governors of Wakefield Charities governed the school, and in 1878 they open Wakefield Girls High School WGHS on Wentworth Street. The Wakefield college found in Art and Craft school in 1868.

Culture

The Theatre Royal Wakefield opened in 1894, and now entertainment programme are performed which includes musical dramas, live shows, standup comedy, and dance. The National Coal Mining Museum for England, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Nostell Priory are in an urban area.

Religion

All Saints is the oldest cathedral of Wakefield. Wakefield Cathedral, a 14th-century church constructed on Saxon and Norman churches. William Walsham How was the first bishop of Wakefield. In 1795, St John's church was built in the Georgian style. In Wakefield, Agbrigg Muslim Association have a Zakaria Masjid Mosque.