NORMANTON: Wakefield Parish #30 of 30

Originally surrounded by a moat, and in Norman times a site of an enclosed settlement (chosen for its strategic view points across the surrounding area), this last parish of Wakefield became known as “Norman-tune”. The town remained very small until it became the focus of several railway lines in the mid-19th century. Work began in 1837 under the supervision of George Stephenson on the construction of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Leeds. At that time it had the longest railway station platform - a quarter of a mile long. The station was considered the most important in England, employing over 700 people who looked after the station's 700,000 passengers a year. There were three brickworks in town which were all built within the small area of Newland – an area which we now know as Newland with Woodhouse Moor. In Altofts, a village within the town’s boundaries is where the first British coaldust experiments took place during 1908 and 1909, conducted by W. E. Garforth, manager of the colliery and president of the Mining Association of Great Britain. One of Altofts most famous sons – Martin Frobisher – was an Elizabethan sea captain and adventurer, credited with the discovery of Frobisher Bay in Canada. There’s plenty more in a town of 20,000 people. Here’s Wakefield’s final chapter. This is NORMANTON. **** My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands. Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the City of Wakefield. There are 30. Here's the THIRTIETH one – Normanton. #Normanton, #Altofts, #Frobisher, #Hopetown, #WestYorkshire, #Freeston, #M62, #Wakefield, #Calder, #Newland, #Parish, The Well Project: https://thewellproject.org.uk/ Zoopla: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices... Demographics: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/y... Methodist Church: https://www.aireandcaldercircuit.org.... Obelisk:   / 2458018244264294   Town Hall/Alice Bacon: https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/ne... Assembly Rooms/Cinema: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6... Bricks: https://www.brocross.com/Bricks/Penmo... Brickworks: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/351... Pylon Pond: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4577749... St Johns Colliery: https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coa... Welbeck Landfill Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england... King John: https://www.historyhit.com/bad-king-j... River Calder: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Lagoons image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ne... Normanton Knights: https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sp... Silkstone Row: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/40778... Freeston Tomb: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/25121... Dom Pedro: http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/pedr... Hanson House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ha... Don Pedro Colliery: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362663910273 Wakefield Europort: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_d... Normanton Station: https://outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk/n... Hopetown WMC: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WAK/000572/h... Outwood Academy Freeston: https://freeston.fandom.com/wiki/Outw... Martin Frobisher: https://www.biography.com/explorer/ma... Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video: Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)    • Foxsnow   Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)    • Mickey's House   The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)    • Voices   The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)    • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)   Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)    • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)   Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)    • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)   Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)    • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds   I have me a Facebook page too!   / the-village-idiot-226069228730989   And now an INSTAGRAM - @andythevillageidiot Come and join The Village People! (Subscribers only!)   / 1037756120085304   Please consider buying me a coffee to support the channel! The more I get the faster I'll get to your parish! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thevilla...