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Outwood is a district to the north of Wakefield, a city in West Yorkshire, England. The district is centred on the A61 Leeds Road south of Lofthouse. It was originally a small pit village, but there has been so much new housing in the last twenty years that the old village is now only a minority of the district. In 2001, it has a population of 7,623. ==History== In 1905, the miners left homeless by the Kinsley evictions camped at Outwood Hall Farm, off Victoria Street, until they were able to return to their homes in Kinsley.〔"Outwood Hall Farm and evicted miners", Wakefield Express, page 30, 12 December 2014〕 The area near the railway station was once the site of Lofthouse pit, that is known for the disaster in March 1973 that claimed the lives of several miners.〔http://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Lofthouse-Colliery-Disaster.html〕 The site of the mine is now a golf course and housing estate. The Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate is also situated near to Outwood Outwood Community Video has a selection of historical photos 〔http://www.outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk/photos.html〕 St Mary Magdelene,the parish church was dedicated in 1858 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outwood, West Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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