Historical Geography information for Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
| Place Name | Wakefield |
| Description | Wakefield was dubbed the "Merrie City" in the Middle Ages and in 1538 John Leland described it as, "a very quick market town and meately large;" Before 1066 the manor of Wakefield belonged to Edward the Confessor and it passed to William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings. After the Conquest Wakefield was a victim of the Harrying of the north in 1069 when William the Conqueror took revenge on the local population for resistance to Norman rule. The settlement was recorded as Wachfeld in the Domesday Book of 1086, and covered a much greater area than present day Wakefield, much of which was described as "waste". |
| City, Village, or Parish | Wakefield |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| SiteID | 93111 |
| DateUpdated | 7/12/2013 10:22:59 PM |
| Record ID | DataSet | Surname | Spelling Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
1092179 |
British Surname Clusters | Ellis | Ellis |
| 1092558 |
British Surname Clusters | Rhodes | Rhodes |