Wintersett Explained

Official Name:Wintersett
Population:50
Population Ref:(2001 census)
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6368°N -1.4223°W
Metropolitan Borough:City of Wakefield
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:WAKEFIELD
Postcode Area:WF
Postcode District:WF4
Dial Code:01924
Constituency Westminster:Hemsworth
Static Image Caption:The Anglers Retreat, Wintersett
Static Image:The Anglers Retreat, Wintersett. - geograph.org.uk - 125506.jpg

Wintersett is a hamlet in the Wakefield district, in West Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census the population of the parish was 50. Until 1974 it formed part of Wakefield Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It gives its name to the nearby Wintersett Reservoir.

In 2013 "Wintersett Lakes Caravan site" opened at the rear of The Anglers Retreat public house, offering electric hookup standings at a location near to Anglers Country Park.[1]

Wintersett was formerly a township in the parish of Wragby,[2] in 1866 Wintersett became a separate civil parish,[3] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome! - Wintersett Lakes, Wakefield. wintersettlakes.co.uk. 16 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118032043/http://www.wintersettlakes.co.uk/. 18 January 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: History of Wintersett, in Wakefield and West Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Wintersett Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 August 2024.
  4. Web site: The City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2023. Wakefield Council. 4 August 2024.