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City of Wakefield
The
City of Wakefield
is a
local government district
in
West Yorkshire
,
England
, with the status of a
city
and
metropolitan borough
.
Wakefield
is the district's
administrative centre
. The district includes the "Five Towns" of
Normanton
,
Pontefract
,
Featherstone
,
Castleford
and
Knottingley
. Other towns include
Ossett
,
Hemsworth
,
South Kirkby & Moorthorpe
and
South Elmsall
. The City and borough are governed by
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
. Wakefield lies between
Leeds
and
Sheffield
.
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