Rhode Island
South County
Town of South Kingstown

Wakefield

Wakefield is a village in the town of , United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown. Together with the village of , it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as . , another South Kingstown village, was the traditional county seat of Washington County.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in the town of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: “Old Wakefield” and “Wakefield, Rhode Island”
  • Postal codes: 02879 and 02880

Places of Interest

Highlights include South County Hospital and South Kingstown High School.

Hospital
is an independent, non-profit acute care hospital serving southern . It is located in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

School
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, originally known as the Wakefield High School is a public high school located in . Approximately 931 students attend in grades 9–12.

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is a historic structure located at 35 Ocean Road in . It is the only remnant of the Narragansett Pier Casino built in the 1880s. On November 25, 1969, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 2½ miles east of Wakefield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Peace Dale.

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is a village of the town of in the state of . Settlers came to early in the 18th century due to its proximity to the Saugatucket River.

Village
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is a village in the town of , , United States. Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as .

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is a town in the region of . showcases some of Rhode Island's oldest buildings, including the campus of the University of Rhode Island in the central village of Kingston.

Wakefield

Latitude
41.43732° or 41° 26′ 14″ north
Longitude
-71.50145° or 71° 30′ 5″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87HCCFPX+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158813931
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5225455
Wiki­data ID
Q7961032
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Wakefield” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويكفيلد”
  • French: “Wakefield (Rhode Island)”
  • French: “Wakefield”
  • Italian: “Wakefield”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド”
  • Russian: “Уэйкфилд”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وئیکفیلد، رهود ایسلند”
  • Spanish: “Wakefield”
  • Turkish: “Wakefield”
  • Urdu: “ویکفیلڈ تاریخی ضلع”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Benjamin Robinson Memorial Square and The Glass Station Studio and Gallery.

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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: JacobKlinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.