Warmfield cum Heath

Cottages in Warmfield along the A655

Warmfield cum Heath is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The parish lies just over 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Wakefield, and has 57 listed buildings within the parish boundaries.

History

It had a population of 844 at the 2001 Census,[1] increasing to 941 at the 2011 Census.[2] Historically, the parish was within the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley,[3] and until 1974 it formed part of Wakefield Rural District, It is now under the electoral ward of Normanton.[4]

Kirkthorpe seen from the east

The parish consists of the villages of Warmfield in the east, Heath in the west, and Kirkthorpe in the north, and the hamlet of Goosehill north of Warmfield. Warmfield is derived the Old English of Wærna, meaning stallion open country, and Heath stems from the Old English of Hǣp, meaning heathland.[5][6] The A655 road traverses the area of the parish from southwest to northeast, and the southwestern parish boundary follows the A638 road. North of Kirkthorpe, the railway between Wakefield and Normanton passes through the area, but there is no station. At Goosehill there was a junction with the North Midland Railway which opened in 1840, but this was closed as a through route in 1987.[7][8]

Neighbouring settlements are Agbrigg and Wakefield in the west, Normanton in the northeast, Streethouse in the east, New Sharlston in the southeast, and Walton in the south.[9] The parish has 57 listed buildings; six are grade I, six are grade II*, and the rest are grade II.[10]

Heath Common was given registered common status in the late 19th century, and now forms part of a conservation area.[11] Nikolaus Pevsner expresses surprise at the open plan common being just over a 1 mile (1.6 km) from the industrial centre of Wakefield.[12] Plans have been submitted to Wakefield Council to house a battery energy storage system (BESS) on the common, which is being opposed by the people who live in the area.[13][14]

Population of Warmfield cum Heath 1801–2011[15][16][1][2]
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 2001 2011
625 639 741 752 829 805 783 927 977 1,067 1,126 1,152 1,094 953 964 983 822 841 944

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Warmfield cum Heath/Newland with Woodhouse Moor Parish (00DB026)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Warmfield cum Heath Parish (E04000248)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Genuki: Warmfield, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Key facts about Normanton Ward". reports.esd.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ Smith, Albert Hugh (1986) [1961]. The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire 2. Osgoldcross and Agbrigg Wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 117. OCLC 615109017.
  6. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  7. ^ Haigh, A. (1979). Yorkshire railways: including Cleveland and Humberside. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 47. ISBN 0-85206-553-1.
  8. ^ Shannon, Paul (2019). British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-52673-479-2.
  9. ^ "289" (Map). Leeds. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-24486-9.
  10. ^ Ryan, Emma (3 August 2024). "Village that easily makes the grade". The Yorkshire Post. Country Week. p. 15. ISSN 0963-1496.
  11. ^ "Heath Common - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  12. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003) [1967]. The Buildings of England - Yorkshire, the West Riding (2 ed.). London: Yale University Press. p. 258. ISBN 0-300-09662-3.
  13. ^ "Wakefield residents fear BESS plan poses fire risk". BBC News. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ Ryan, Emma (3 August 2024). "Village that easily makes the grade". The Yorkshire Post. Country Week. p. 16. ISSN 0963-1496.
  15. ^ Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 535. OCLC 500092527.
  16. ^ "Warmfield Cum Heath CP/AP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  17. ^ Carlyle, E. I. (23 September 2004). "Wales, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28457. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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