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The village of Wales itself is located at approximately 53° 20' 30" North, 1° 16' 45" West, at an elevation of around 100 metres above sea level. It lies on the A618 and B6059 roads, and is served on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway by the Kiveton Bridge station . The M1 motorway bisects the parish, while the southern boundary is partly marked by the Chesterfield Canal whose Norwood Tunnel runs under meadowland to the south. To the west of the village is Rother Valley Country Park .
Wales shares its name with the nation of Wales, and the derivation may well be the same: the name Wales coming from a Germanic root meaning stranger. The suggestion, therefore, is that there was a continued Celtic presence here following the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons at the turn of the 6th century5th century — 6th century — 7th century — other centuries) Events The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Persia by the Persian Shah Khosrau I. Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known. The earliest reference to Wales is in 1002Events November 13 English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England. Brian Boru rises to power in Ireland, taking the title of High King. All-out war breaks out between Byzantine Emperor Basil II and Bulgarian tsar Samuil. Henry II succeeds, when Wolfric Spot , a Saxon thegnThegn or Thane is an Anglo-Saxon word eg(e)n meaning an attendant, servant, retainer or official. In Danish it is degn. Old High German degan Old Norse thegn ("king's follower"). In Domesday Book thegn is Latinised as tainus. From the first, however, it h, is recorded as owning Walesho.
Sir William Hewet , Lord Mayor of LondonThe Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while th in 1559Events January 15 Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. April 3 Peace of Cateau Cambresis France makes peace with England and Spain. France gives up most of its gains in Italy (including Savoy), keeping only Saluzzo, but keeps the three, was born in Wales, and his descendents, the Dukes of LeedsThe Dukedom of Leeds was created in 1694 and became extinct in 1964. The Dukedom was held with several other peerage titles: Marquess of Carmarthen (created 1689), Earl of Danby (1674), Viscount Latimer (1673) and Baron Osborne (1673). All of the titles w, would come to dominate the area.
Education in Wales is provided by Wales Primary School and Wales High School .
Prior to its closure in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, the Kiveton Park Colliery was a major employer. The industrial estate at Wales Common continues to be a large source of employment (not least the frozen food manufacturer Hazlewood Foods ), but principally, Wales now acts as a commuter base for Sheffield.