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to serve the estate was purchased by the council in 1927 at the junction of Ben Lane and Rural Lane at a cost of £1,350. Construction began in early 1929 with the junior school opening on 11 January 1932 at a cost of £17,000. The school originally accommodated 480 children; today it has a capacity of
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The land was bounded by Ben Lane to the north, Wisewood Road and
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Wisewood is the locally named Spider Park, a grassy area with very few facilities; the local community are lobbying the council to upgrade the park and provide improved amenities. One of the largest structures in Wisewood, which often goes unnoticed, is a reinforced
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are situated in the Loxley valley as is
Wisewood Cemetery. However, the name was adopted for a new housing estate built in the early 1930s higher up the hillside and overlooking the valley. People have questioned over the years why the estate was called Wisewood when it was closer to Wadsley. The
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In 1930, a row of shops was constructed across the road from the schools on the site of a drained pond; these still serve the estate today and include a post office, grocers, etc. The foundation stone for
Wisewood Methodist Church was laid on 4 April 1970; this church in a modern style has an
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approximately 165. The secondary school was officially opened on 7 September 1933; it later changed its name to the
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