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Wakefield

Wakefield is a working-class and middle-class section of the northern borough of in . It is bounded by the city's border with to the north, East 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River Parkway to the west.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 52,200 residents
  • Description: section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City
  • Also known as: “Wakefield, Bronx”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery.

Park
Photo: Anthony22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 1,146-acre located in the borough of in . Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Alliance.

Cemetery
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is one of the largest in and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of , it has the character of a rural cemetery.

Library
Photo: HugoHelp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Eastchester.

Photo: EJ220, Public domain.
is a city in , United States. It is an inner suburb of , immediately to the north of the borough of .

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is a town in . The town includes the villages of and , which are covered in separate articles.

Photo: Trxr4kds, Public domain.
is a village in , , United States, located approximately 15 miles north of . It is part of the town of Eastchester.

Wakefield

Latitude
40.8979° or 40° 53′ 52″ north
Longitude
-73.8524° or 73° 51′ 9″ west
Population
52,200
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
87G8V4XX+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158822210
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5143056
Wiki­data ID
Q7961018
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Wakefield” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威克菲爾德 (布朗克斯)”
  • Dutch: “Wakefield”
  • Hebrew: “וייקפילד”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド (ブロンクス)”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وئیکفیلد، برونکس”
  • Urdu: “ویکفیلڈ، برونکس”

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Highlights include Redeemer Lutheran Church and Nereid Avenue station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wakefield”. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.