Sandal Magna

Sandal
Sandal is located in West Yorkshire
Sandal
Sandal
Location within West Yorkshire
Population5,432 
OS grid referenceSE340180
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF2
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°39′30″N 01°28′59″W / 53.65833°N 1.48306°W / 53.65833; -1.48306

Sandal Magna or Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England with a population in 2001 of 5,432.[1] An ancient settlement, it is the site of Sandal Castle and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is 2 mi (3.2 km) south from Wakefield, 8 mi (13 km) north of Barnsley.[2] The Battle of Wakefield was fought here in the 15th century during the Wars of the Roses.[3]

  1. ^ Sandal Neighbourhood Profile (PDF), Wakefield MDC, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2011, retrieved 12 March 2010
  2. ^ The ancient parish of Sandal Magna, Genuki, retrieved 10 March 2010
  3. ^ The Battle of Wakefield 1460, www.wars-of-the-roses.com, archived from the original on 18 March 2009, retrieved 7 May 2009