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'''Sandal Magna''' or '''Sandal''' is a suburb of [[Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire]], England with a population {{As of|2001|alt= in 2001}} of 5,432.<ref>{{citation |title=Sandal Neighbourhood Profile|url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E7FCCC5A-306F-4C62-812F-CEC33EAFC65C/0/Sandal.pdf | publisher=Wakefield MDC|accessdate=2010-03-12}}</ref> It is an ancient [[Human settlement|settlement]] and is the site of [[Sandal Castle]] and a parish church that predates the [[Domesday Book]]. It is two miles (3&nbsp;km) south from Wakefield, eight miles (13&nbsp;km) north of [[Barnsley]], nine west from [[Pontefract]] and thirty from [[York]].<ref name ="Genuki">{{citation|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sandalmagna/index.html|title=The ancient parish of Sandal Magna|publisher=Genuki|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
'''Sandal Magna''' or '''Sandal''' is a suburb of [[Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire]], England with a population {{As of|2001|alt= in 2001}} of 5,432.<ref>{{citation|title=Sandal Neighbourhood Profile|url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E7FCCC5A-306F-4C62-812F-CEC33EAFC65C/0/Sandal.pdf|publisher=Wakefield MDC|accessdate=2010-03-12|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615105947/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E7FCCC5A-306F-4C62-812F-CEC33EAFC65C/0/Sandal.pdf|archivedate=2011-06-15|df=}}</ref> It is an ancient [[Human settlement|settlement]] and is the site of [[Sandal Castle]] and a parish church that predates the [[Domesday Book]]. It is two miles (3&nbsp;km) south from Wakefield, eight miles (13&nbsp;km) north of [[Barnsley]], nine west from [[Pontefract]] and thirty from [[York]].<ref name ="Genuki">{{citation|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sandalmagna/index.html|title=The ancient parish of Sandal Magna|publisher=Genuki|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
The [[Battle of Wakefield]] was fought here in the 15th century during the [[Wars of the Roses]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.wars-of-the-roses.com/content/battles/wakefield.htm|title=The Battle of Wakefield 1460|publisher=www.wars-of-the-roses.com|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>
The [[Battle of Wakefield]] was fought here in the 15th century during the [[Wars of the Roses]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.wars-of-the-roses.com/content/battles/wakefield.htm|title=The Battle of Wakefield 1460|publisher=www.wars-of-the-roses.com|accessdate=2009-05-07|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318160722/http://wars-of-the-roses.com/content/battles/wakefield.htm|archivedate=2009-03-18|df=}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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[[File:St Helen's Church, Sandal.JPG|thumb|250px|St Helen's Church]]
[[File:St Helen's Church, Sandal.JPG|thumb|250px|St Helen's Church]]
==Governance==
==Governance==
Sandal was anciently a parish town in the Agbrigg Division of the [[wapentake]] of [[Agbrigg and Morley]] in the liberty of Wakefield, [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref name ="Genuki"/> Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act]] of 1834, Sandal Magna became one of the 17 constituent parishes of the Wakefield [[Poor Law Union]] formed in 1837.<ref>{{citation |title=Wakefield Workhouses |url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Wakefield/Wakefield.shtml|publisher=workhouses.org.uk |accessdate=2010-06-27}}</ref>
Sandal was anciently a parish town in the Agbrigg Division of the [[wapentake]] of [[Agbrigg and Morley]] in the liberty of Wakefield, [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref name ="Genuki"/> Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act]] of 1834, Sandal Magna became one of the 17 constituent parishes of the Wakefield [[Poor Law Union]] formed in 1837.<ref>{{citation |title=Wakefield Workhouses |url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Wakefield/Wakefield.shtml |publisher=workhouses.org.uk |accessdate=2010-06-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605234709/http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Wakefield%2FWakefield.shtml |archivedate=2011-06-05 |df= }}</ref>


==Religion==
==Religion==
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==Amenities==
==Amenities==
Although largely a residential area, local amenities include a library,<ref>
Although largely a residential area, local amenities include a library,<ref>
{{citation|url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Libraries/FindLibrary/SandalLibrary/default.htm|title=Sandal Library|publisher=www.wakefield.gov.uk|accessdate=2009-06-17}}</ref>
{{citation|url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Libraries/FindLibrary/SandalLibrary/default.htm|title=Sandal Library|publisher=www.wakefield.gov.uk|accessdate=2009-06-17|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227075353/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Libraries/FindLibrary/SandalLibrary/default.htm|archivedate=2008-12-27|df=}}</ref>
schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/wakefield/wakefield-sandal-magna-junior-infants-school/16180339/0/212515.html
schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/wakefield/wakefield-sandal-magna-junior-infants-school/16180339/0/212515.html
|title=Wakefield Sandal Magna Junior And Infants School Wakefield: Read Parent Reviews & Rankings
|title=Wakefield Sandal Magna Junior And Infants School Wakefield: Read Parent Reviews & Rankings

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53°39′29″N 1°29′10″W / 53.658000°N 1.486000°W / 53.658000; -1.486000

Sandal Magna or Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England with a population in 2001 of 5,432.[1] It is an ancient settlement and is the site of Sandal Castle and a parish church that predates the Domesday Book. It is two miles (3 km) south from Wakefield, eight miles (13 km) north of Barnsley, nine west from Pontefract and thirty from York.[2] The Battle of Wakefield was fought here in the 15th century during the Wars of the Roses.[3]

History

Toponymy

The name Sandal derives from the Early Scandinavian sandr meaning sand or gravel and healh, a meadow.[4]

Early History

In the Domesday Book of 1086 Sandal is recorded as a berewic (a village where barley was grown) in Wachefeld (Wakefield) where there was a church with a priest. The church was on the site of the present church of St Helen.[5]

William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1081–1138) was granted the Sandal estates in 1107 and began the building of Sandal Castle which became the baronial seat of the lords of the manor of Wakefield.[6][7]

In 1460, during the Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was killed on 30 December in the Battle of Wakefield between Sandal Castle and St Helens Church.

There are records of mining for coal and quarrying for stone in the 14th century.[8]

The highwayman, John Nevison was arrested on 6 March 1684 at the Three Houses Inn and tried for the murder of Darcy Fletcher, a constable who had tried to arrest him near Howley Hall at Soothill in Batley.[9]

Geography

Sandal, situated on the south side of the River Calder on the road from Wakefield to Barnsley, covers 1,700 acres (688 ha).[10] It is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Wakefield, 8 miles (13 km) from Barnsley, 9 miles (14 km) from Pontefract and 30 miles (48 km) from York. The main road through Sandal is the A61 Wakefield to Barnsley road.

Location grid

St Helen's Church

Governance

Sandal was anciently a parish town in the Agbrigg Division of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the liberty of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] Following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, Sandal Magna became one of the 17 constituent parishes of the Wakefield Poor Law Union formed in 1837.[11]

Religion

Sandal Magna's church is dedicated to St. Helen, the mother of Constantine the Great. At the time of the Norman Conquest Sandal Church was a possession of the crown. The Saxon church was recorded as one of two churches in the Wakefield manor in the Domesday Book of 1086. In about 1150 the first church was replaced by a second church in the shape of a Latin cross by Earl Warenne of Sandal Castle. It was enlarged in about 1180 and almost completely rebuilt in the first half of the 14th century. The church was altered and extended after 1505 and the present church extensively restored and enlarged in 1872.[12]

Transportation

The Sandal and Agbrigg railway station[13] on the Wakefield line (part of the West Yorkshire Metro) with services operated by Northern[14] is at the northeast side of the neighbourhood and serves Sandal and the adjacent suburb of Agbrigg.

Amenities

Although largely a residential area, local amenities include a library,[15] schools,[16] churches[17][18] and an Asda supermarket.[19]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Sandal Neighbourhood Profile (PDF), Wakefield MDC, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15, retrieved 2010-03-12 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b The ancient parish of Sandal Magna, Genuki, retrieved 2010-03-10
  3. ^ The Battle of Wakefield 1460, www.wars-of-the-roses.com, archived from the original on 2009-03-18, retrieved 2009-05-07 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Walker 1966, p. 39
  5. ^ Walker 1966, p. 42
  6. ^ Butler 1966, p. 19
  7. ^ Sandal Castle, www.richard111.com, retrieved 2009-05-07
  8. ^ Walker 1966, p. 105
  9. ^ Wales, Tim, "Nevison [Nevinson], John [William] (d. 1684), highwayman", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 12 April 2013
  10. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Sandall, Great (St. Helen)", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 580–583, retrieved 2010-05-01
  11. ^ Wakefield Workhouses, workhouses.org.uk, archived from the original on 2011-06-05, retrieved 2010-06-27 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Church History, Sandal Magna Church, retrieved 2010-03-12
  13. ^ "Sandal & Agbrigg (SNA)". National Rail. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  14. ^ "42 Train times 10 December 2017–19 May 2018 - Leeds to Sherfield and Doncaster (Wakefield Line)" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  15. ^ Sandal Library, www.wakefield.gov.uk, archived from the original on 2008-12-27, retrieved 2009-06-17 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Wakefield Sandal Magna Junior And Infants School Wakefield: Read Parent Reviews & Rankings". www.schoolsnet.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  17. ^ "Welcome: We warmly welcome you to the website of The Parish of Sandal Magna". www.sandalmagna.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  18. ^ "Sandal Methodist Church Wakefield". myweb.tiscali.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  19. ^ "ASDA Store Locator". www.multimap.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

Bibliography

  • Butler, Lawrence AS (1991). Sandal Castle, Wakefield: the history and archaeology of a medieval castle. Wakefield Historical Publications, 30. Wakefield, West Yorkshire: Wakefield Historical Publications. ISBN 9780901869319. OCLC 26361664.
  • Walker, John William (1966) [Originally printed by The West Yorkhire (i.e. Yorkshire) Printing Co Limited, Wakefield, Privately printed 1939]. Wakefield its History and People. Vol. Vol.1&2. New preface of Vol. 2 by H. Milnes Walker (3rd ed.). Wakefield: S.R. Publishers. OCLC 155230198. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)