Dewsbury
Sign in to saveDewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It lies to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town, Dewsbury went through a period of decline. It forms part of the Heavy Woollen District, of which it is the largest town. The population of the built-up area was 63,722 at the 2021 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Dewsbury
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Kirklees
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dewsbury and Batley
- UK place.post_town
- DEWSBURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- WF12-13
- UK place.postcode_area
- WF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01924
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE245225
- UK place.london_distance
- 188 mi (SE)
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Dewsbury Town Hall, Minster Church, Townscape, Markazi Masjid in Savile Town and Market Place
- UK place.population
- 61,035
- UK place.population_ref
- (Wards, 2021 Census)
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the town
- UK place.p1
- Boothroyd
- UK place.p2
- Chickenley
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- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Industrial Revolution
- Recent history
- Governance
- Geography
- Divisions and suburbs
- Demography and economy
- Ethnic groups
- Religions
- Transport
- Sport
- Culture
- Local media
- Education
- Notable people
- Sportspeople
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It lies to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town, Dewsbury went through a period of decline. It forms part of the Heavy Woollen District, of which it is the largest town. The population of the built-up area was 63,722 at the 2021 Census.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dewsbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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