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Aug 26, 2011 · Sandal Magna Community Primary School in Wakefield, the first completed school by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, welcomed its first intake of pupils and staff in October 2010. Designed as a...
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The name Sandal derives from the Early Scandinavian sandr meaning sand or gravel and healh, a meadow.
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. 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. In 1460, during the Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was killed on 30 De...
Sandal, situated on the south side of the River Calderon the road from Wakefield to Barnsley, covers 1,700 acres (688 ha). 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
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...
Although largely a residential area, local amenities include a library, schools, churches and an Asda supermarket.
The Sandal and Agbrigg railway station on the Wakefield line (part of the West Yorkshire Metro) with services operated by Northernis at the northeast side of the neighbourhood and serves Sandal and the adjacent suburb of Agbrigg.
Aug 2, 2011 · The Sandal Magna Community Primary School in Wakefield, England, by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, is one of the most carbon efficient in the UK. Incorporating reclaimed materials, energy...
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Jul 10, 2021 · File: Church of St Helen, Barnsley Road, Sandal Magna - geograph.org.uk - 2309764.jpg
