Sandal, Wakefield

Sandal, Wakefield

Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield (having previously been the larger settlement in the 1400s), in the county of West Yorkshire, England, by the River Calder. It is home to Sandal Castle the scene of the Battle of Wakefield; it is an affluent area of the borough.


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