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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WakefieldMetropolitan Borough
West YorkshireMetropolitan County
EnglandConstituent Country
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View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Caphouse Colliery, Sitlington, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Black Engine Colliery, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Caphouse Colliery, Sitlington, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
04899570017272394977659.jpg
View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Black Engine Colliery, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Caphouse Colliery, Sitlington, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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View of the Wakefield coal mining area, ca. 1960.

Black Engine Colliery, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wakefield78,978 (2010)
Castleford60,509 (2017)
Pontefract44,710 (2017)
Ossett21,616 (2013)
South Elmsall18,835 (2013)
Knottingley13,804 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
374207
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:374207:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Wakefield
French:
cité de Wakefield, Yorkshire de l'Ouest, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Уэйкфилд, Уэст-Йоркшир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
韋克菲爾德市, 西约克郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Ciudad de Wakefield, Yorkshire del Oeste, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Dinas Wakefield, Swydd Gorllewin Efrog, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Arabic:
ويكفيلد, غرب يوركشير, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Asturian:
Ciudá de Wakefield, Yorkshire del Oeste, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Belarusian:
Уэйкфілд, Заходні Ёркшыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Breton:
Wakefield, Kornôg Yorkshire, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Уейкфийлд, Западен Йоркшър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
City and Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Danish:
City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
ویکفیلد, یورک‌شر غربی, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Hebrew:
וייקפילד, מערב יורקשייר, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hungarian:
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Japanese:
シティ・オブ・ウェイクフィールド, ウェスト・ヨークシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Korean:
웨이크필드, 웨스트요크셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Veikfildas, Vakarų Jorkšyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Macedonian:
Вејкфилд, Западен Јоркшир, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Mazanderani:
سیتی ویکفیلد, بریتانیا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wakefield (koān), West Yorkshire, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Polish:
City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Cidade de Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Serbian:
Вејкфилд, Западни Јоркшир, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
South Azerbaijani:
سیتی ویکفیلد, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
வேக்பீல்டு, தெற்கு யோர்கஷீர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Turkish:
Wakefield, Batı Yorkshire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Вейкфілд, Західний Йоркшир, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
ویکفیلڈ, مغربی یارکشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Waray:
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Western Punjabi:
ویکفیلڈ, لیندا یارکشائر, انگلستان, برطانیہ


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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ford2259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Liebea squamosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Liebea : Liebea squamosa259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dielasma elongatum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Dielasma : Dielasma elongatum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Parallelodon striatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon : Parallelodon striatus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Bakevellia ceratophaga
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : Bakevellia ceratophaga259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Strophalosia morrisiana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Strophalosia : Strophalosia morrisiana259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Schizodus obscurus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : Schizodus obscurus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Aenigmatopsis regularis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Aenigmatopsis : Aenigmatopsis regularis314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Turbonilla altenburgensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Turbonilla : Turbonilla altenburgensis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Eoscorpius
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Eoscorpiidae : Eoscorpius314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wakefield
Wikidata ID:Q763171

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