Wintersett

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.

Population50 (2001 census)

Post townWAKEFIELD

UKParliament

• Hemsworth

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Wintersett
The Anglers Retreat, Wintersett
Wintersett Location within West Yorkshire
Population	50 (2001 census)
Metropolitan borough	City of Wakefield
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WAKEFIELD
Postcode district	WF4
Dialling code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Hemsworth
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.636751°N 1.422331°W / 53.636751; -1.422331

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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]