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Dewsbury


Dewsbury County Court
Dewsbury (West Yorkshire)
Dewsbury

Dewsbury shown within West Yorkshire
Population 54,341 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SE245225
Metropolitan borough Kirklees
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DEWSBURY
Postcode district WF12-13
Dialling code 01924
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Dewsbury
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°41′30″N 1°37′59″W / 53.6916, -1.6331

Dewsbury is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Yorkshire Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of West The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Dewsbury is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is to the west of Wakefield, and lies by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. For other Rivers Calder see River Calder (disambiguation. The River Calder is a River in West Yorkshire, in northern The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a Broad (ie with 14-foot wide locks and bridgeholes inland Waterway in West Yorkshire, England, which has remained

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. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. A Mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually Cotton mills More recently there has been rapid and ongoing redevelopment of derelict mills into luxury apartments and other projects concerned with regenerating run-down or deprived areas.

According to the 2001 census the Dewsbury urban sub-area had a population of 54,341. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 Dewsbury is the largest town in the Heavy Woollen District, which forms a conurbation of small mill towns. The Heavy Woollen District is so-called because of the nature of the Cloth manufactured in the towns of the central area of West Yorkshire.

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History

Toponymy

The Domesday Book of 1086 records the name of the town as Deusberia and Deusberie. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The name is believed to mean "fortified place by a stream", from Old English deaw "dew" (in the sense stream) and burg "fort" [1]. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Formation Water will condense into droplets depending on the temperature Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for

There are some other theories on the name's origin:

  1. A Mercian name, after the founder of a fortified settlement in the area, named Dui, Dew or Deus--"beria" meaning fort or stronghold. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. [2]
  2. "God's Hill", from the old British word "Duw", meaning God (cf Latin "Deus"), and "burg", meaning a hill. [3][4]
  3. "Tiu's Hill", as above, but derived from the Germanic god Tiu from the same Indo-European origin. Germanic paganism refers to the religious beliefs of the Germanic peoples preceding Christianization. [5]

Early history

In Saxon times, Dewsbury was a centre of considerable importance. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south The Parish of Dewsbury extended east of the Pennines to encompass Huddersfield, Mirfield and Bradford. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Mirfield is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Ancient legend records that in 627 Paulinus, the first Bishop of York, preached in the church situated here. St Paulinus (born c 584 died 10 October 644 was the first Bishop of York and Bishop of Rochester in England York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Numerous Saxon graves have been found in Dewsbury and Thornhill. Thornhill, is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury [6]

Dewsbury Minster lies near the banks of the River Calder, traditionally on the site where Paulinus preached. For other Rivers Calder see River Calder (disambiguation. The River Calder is a River in West Yorkshire, in northern Parts of the church are said to date to the 13th century. [7] It houses the "Devil's Knell", a bell rung each Christmas Eve, one toll for each year, in a tradition dating back to the 15th century. It was donated by Sir Thomas de Soothill, in penance for murdering a servant boy in a fit of rage. The tradition was commemorated on a Royal Mail postage stamp in 1986. Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services [8]

Dewsbury Market was established in the 14th century for local clothiers. Occurrences of the plague in 1593 and 1603 closed the market until it was reopened in 1741. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as

Throughout the Middle Ages Dewsbury retained a measure of importance in ecclesiastical terms, collecting tithes from as far away as Halifax in the mid-14th century. Halifax is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82056 in the John Wesley visited the area five times in the mid-18th century, and the first Methodist Society was established in 1746. John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Centenary Chapel on Daisy Hill commemorates the centenary of this event, and the Methodist tradition remained strong in the town. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e [9]

Industrial Revolution

1770, a short branch of the Calder and Hebble Navigation Canal was completed, linking Dewsbury to the main canal system and giving access to distribution centres in Manchester and Hull. The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a Broad (ie with 14-foot wide locks and bridgeholes inland Waterway in West Yorkshire, England, which has remained Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred By the time of the Industrial Revolution, Dewsbury was one of the centres for the "shoddy" industry, the recycling of old woollen items by mixing them with new wool and making them into heavy blankets and uniforms. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the The manufacture of Textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. The town benefited economically from the canal, its location at the heart of the Heavy Woollen District, and its proximity to the coal mines. The Heavy Woollen District is so-called because of the nature of the Cloth manufactured in the towns of the central area of West Yorkshire. The railways arrived in 1848 when Dewsbury Wellington Road railway station on the London and North Western Railway opened; this is the only station which remains. Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922 Other stations were Dewsbury Central (Great Northern Railway) which closed in 1964 and Dewsbury Market Place (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) which closed in 1930; a fourth goods-only station was built in the early 1900s at Savile Town (Midland Railway). The Great Northern Railway (GNR was a British railway company established by the London & York Railway Act of 1846 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish In 1985 a road bypass was built on the site of Central Station and its adjacent viaduct, and nothing remains of Market Place Station. The 1800s saw a great increase in population, rising from 4,566 in 1801 to around 30,000 by 1890.

The town’s rapid expansion and commitment to industrialisation was not without problems, resulting in social instability. In the early 1800s Dewsbury was one of the centres of Luddite opposition to industrialisation in which workers retaliated against the onset of mechanisation and smashed the new machinery which threatened their way of life. The Luddites were a Social movement of British Textile artisans in the early Nineteenth century who protested&mdashoften by destroying mechanized In the 1830s Dewsbury was also one of the centres of Chartist agitation. The C vote to the working classes. In August 1838, after a speech by Chartist leader Fergus O’Connell, a mob of between five and seven thousand people besieged the Dewsbury Poor Law Guardians in the town’s Royal Hotel. The mob had to be dispersed by troops. Trouble again flared in 1840 when radical agitators seized control of the town, again troops were called in and stationed in the town to maintain order. This radical tradition left a legacy in the political life of the town, in fact the town’s first elected MP in 1867 was John Simon, a Jewish lawyer from Jamaica and a Liberal.

The mills were still often run as family businesses, and continued manufacturing after the wool crisis in 1950-51, which saw Australian sheep farmers begin to charge higher prices. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of Domestic sheep, and a subcategory of Animal husbandry. However, the recovery of the late 1960s was reversed by the 1973 oil crisis, and the textile industry in Dewsbury declined, with only bed manufacturing remaining a large scale employer. The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of A bed is a piece of Furniture (or a location primarily used as a place to Sleep, and often used for Relaxation.

Recent history

After questioning at Dewsbury Police Station, it was to the courtroom of Dewsbury Town Hall that Peter Sutcliffe, the infamous Yorkshire Ripper, was taken after his arrest in January 1981 to be formally charged before magistrates. Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed In 2005, two high profile crimes once more brought the media spotlight on Dewsbury. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment In June, a girl of 12 was charged with grievous bodily harm following what was reported as the attempted hanging of a five year old boy from Chickenley[10]. Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a phrase used in English Criminal law which was introduced in sections 18 and 20 Also Mohammad Sidique Khan, the ringleader of the group responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings was discovered to have been living in Lees Holm, Dewsbury. Mohammad Sidique Khan ( October 20, 1974 &ndash July 7, 2005) was the oldest of the four suicide bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during

On February 19, 2008, Shannon Matthews disappeared from her home in Dewsbury Moor. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Shannon Matthews is a British girl who disappeared on the afternoon of 19 February 2008 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. 24 days after going missing, Shannon was found alive on March 14, 2008 hidden in the base of a divan bed in Batley Carr. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, England is primarily a council estate in Batley, on the way to Dewsbury, along the A652 A 39-year-old man, named as Michael Donovan, was arrested. The hunt for Shannon Matthews was the largest police search for a missing person since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper nearly 30 years previously. Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed Shannon Matthews' mother was subsequently arrested and charged with perverting the course of justice and child neglect.

Governance

Dewsbury was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1862[11], its first mayor being Dr George Fearnley. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The 1868 Reform Act constituted Dewsbury a parliamentary borough, its first MP being Mr Sergeant Simon. In the United Kingdom, Reform Act is a generic term used for legislation concerning electoral matters Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division usually covering urban areas that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The fine Victorian town hall that stands in front of the old marketplace was built in 1886-89. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or Dewsbury's boundaries were expanded to include the urban districts of Ravensthorpe, Thornhill, Soothill Nether and half of Soothill Upper in 1910 and it was elevated to county borough status in 1913. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City "Soothill Nether" refers to the current east end of the town, although, at the time, Chickenley and Chidswell were hamlets, and Earlsheaton formed the bulk of the area's population. The covered market was opened in 1904 and during the 1920s trade moved from the original market place to the area around the covered market.

In 1974 responsibility for local government passed to Kirklees Metropolitan Council, with its headquarters in Huddersfield. Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Dewsbury has remained broadly static over the past century - the 1911 census recorded 53,351 people [12], and the 1971 census 51,326 people, making it the fourth least populous county borough in England (after Canterbury, Burton and Yarmouth). Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England.

Geography

Dewsbury is situated between a number of larger towns and cities. Leeds and Bradford lie eight miles to the north, Huddersfield a similar distance to the south west, and Wakefield some six miles east. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north In recent years its proximity to these major urban centres, the M1 and M62 motorways and its position on the Huddersfield Line, served by the TransPennine Express, have contributed to its rising popularity as a commuter town. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where The M62 motorway is a west&ndasheast trans-Pennine Motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in northern England. First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work

Dewsbury is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area, and the natural boundaries of the town are not well defined, with built up areas of the town running into neighbouring Batley, Heckmondwike and Ossett. The West Yorkshire Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based mainly Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Heckmondwike (known locally by its Nickname, Hecky) is a small town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located Ossett (pronounced /ɒsɪt/ is a Market town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England

Geologically, the town is situated on rock dated to the Carboniferous Period, consisting of coal measures and gritstones. The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian period about 359 The Coal Measures is a lithostratigraphical term used mainly in the British Isles for the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System Gritstone — otherwise called Millstone grit — is a Sedimentary rock composed of coarse sand grains with inclusions of small stones Quaternary Period rock, glacial deposits and gravels exist in the Calder Valley. Overview The term Quaternary ("fourth" was proposed by Giovanni Arduino in 1759 for alluvial deposits in the Po river valley in northern Till is unsorted glacial sediment Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous Sediments of glacial origin Gravel is rock that is of a specific Particle size range In Geology, gravel is any loose rock that is larger than two millimeters (2mm Calder Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Coal, stone and gravel have all been exploited commercially. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere Average rainfall is 100 cm per annum. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric [13]

The town is dominated by hills, notably Earlsheaton, Dewsbury Moor, Staincliffe and Thornhill. Thornhill, is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury The town centre is at 40 m-55 m above sea level, rising to 110 m at Earlsheaton and Batley Carr, and 230 m at Grange Moor. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface The approach down from Earlsheaton through the Wakefield Road cutting, constructed in 1830, is dramatic with the view of the town centre nestling in the Calder Valley opening up as you descend.

Machell's Shoddy and Mungo Mill in Dewsbury town centre
Machell's Shoddy and Mungo Mill in Dewsbury town centre

The majority of the older buildings were built in Yorkshire stone, many of which have recently been restored by sandblasting. Sandblasting or Bead blasting is a generic term for the process of smoothing shaping and cleaning a hard surface by forcing solid particles across that surface at high speeds Notable structures include the railway viaduct, and Machell's Shoddy and Mungo Mill, converted into apartments but still bearing the famous slogan of its original occupants. A viaduct is a Bridge composed of several small spans The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to

Demographics and economy

From the outset of the industrialisation of the town with its many mills, a large influx of Irish workers arrived in the town, settling in the Westtown area. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate This area has the large and imposing St. Paulinus Roman Catholic Church and its school, once run by the nuns of the area. The Irish National Club also is home to Dewsbury Celtic Amateur Rugby League Club, with its many age groups of players. Dewsbury Celtic is a Rugby league club in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Starting in the late 1950s and continuing until the 1970s, many families from South Asia, particularly Pakistan, settled in Dewsbury. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and By 1966 around 2,000 immigrants from Commonwealth countries had made Dewsbury their home. Many worked in the woollen mills, making good the labour shortage in that sector.

The town has a large Asian community; this was estimated in November 2006 at 33%[1], but it is likely to be slightly higher. Savile Town and Ravensthorpe are populated mainly by Muslims of Indian and Pakistani origin. Savile Town is a small area of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. Ravensthorpe is an area of Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and In recent years, there has also been an immigration of Iraqi Kurds and Hungarians into the town. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. [2]. Dewsbury is known for having a Shariah arbitration court, which has caused some controversy. [3]

The Dewsbury Moor, Ravensthorpe and Chickenley areas are classed among the 10% most deprived areas in the UK [14]. Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Ravensthorpe may refer to any of he following places United Kingdom Ravensthorpe Dewsbury in West Yorkshire Ravensthorpe In contrast to some British towns and cities, the east side of the town is generally more affluent. The majority of houses in the town are in the cheapest band for council tax, for house prices are amongst the lowest in the country. [15]

The town centre is starting to see a something of a revival, with large retailers such as Sainsbury's, Next and Matalan. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Next plc ( is a British clothes Retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester. Matalan is a clothing and homeware store in the United Kingdom. The local market comprising 400 stalls is one of the busiest in Yorkshire and today draws coach-loads of visitors to the town; in April 2007, Dewsbury Market won the award as "Britain's Best Market". Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Wednesdays and Saturdays are the normal market days with the popular flea market on Fridays. A flea market or swap meet is a type of Bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered Just south of the River Calder in the town centre was where the mills of the town were traditionally located. For other Rivers Calder see River Calder (disambiguation. The River Calder is a River in West Yorkshire, in northern As the mills closed, this area became the largest brownfield site in the country. However, many of the units have now been reoccupied and the town's largest employer, Carlton Cards is based in this area. Carlton Cards Limited is the Canadian branch of American Greetings. A large shopping centre, planned to occupy a large area of the town centre has as many supporters as detractors.

Ravensthorpe has also now started to see a new lease of life, in the shape of the district's new shopping park. Ravensthorpe may refer to any of he following places United Kingdom Ravensthorpe Dewsbury in West Yorkshire Ravensthorpe Retailers on the development include Netto, Subway, Home Bargains, Au Naturale and Poundstretcher. Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called HomeBargains is a chain of Discount stores operating in Northern England and the Midlands, founded by Tom Morris in Liverpool, England Poundstretcher (also styled as £-stretcher) is a British chain of discount stores

Inspired setting for A Kind of Loving

The 1960 book A Kind of Loving is set in a fictional city named "Cressley", but its description was based upon Dewsbury. The author, Stan Barstow, was born in Horbury and grew up in Ossett - both of which are just to the east of Dewsbury. Stan Barstow (born June 28, 1928, Horbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire) is an English Novelist. Horbury is a large village west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire, England.

Sport and local attractions

The Dewsbury Rams Rugby League Club play in National League 1. Dewsbury Rams RLFC are a Rugby league team based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games They play on Owl Lane, towards Ossett, on the site of the old Savile & Shaw Cross Colliery. Ossett (pronounced /ɒsɪt/ is a Market town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England Their original and famous ground Crown Flatt stood on Leeds Road at Earlsheaton for many years until it was burned down by arsonists in the late 1980s. Crown Flatt, known as the Tetley's Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a Rugby league stadium on Owl Lane in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, It has been replaced with a modern housing estate. Dewsbury Celtic play in National League 3. Dewsbury Celtic is a Rugby league club in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Their ground is on the west side of the town in Crow Nest Park. The club's headquarters are at the Dewsbury Irish National Club on Park Parade.

Dewsbury Museum in Crow Nest Park features a permanent children's history section, including a 1940s classroom and an extensive toy collection, alongside temporary exhibits. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation.

Nearby attractions include the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Bagshaw Museum, in neighbouring Batley. The National Coal Mining Museum for England (an Anchor Point of ERIH The European Route of Industrial Heritage) is based on the site of the old Caphouse Colliery Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England.

Education

Dewsbury had two grammar schools – The Wheelwright Grammar School for Boys and, further up the hill, the Wheelwright Grammar School for Girls. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries The 1970s education reforms downgraded these two establishments to high schools. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution They are now used by Dewsbury College. Dewsbury College is a Further education college located in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. In the 2005 School League Tables, Dewsbury's Eastborough Junior, Infants and Nursery schools were reported to have the most consistently improved results over the past four years. However, the headteacher of the school, Nicola Roth, has been highly critical of School League Tables in the UK and has been reported to have said "It would be better if league tables did not exist".

Batley College of Art and Design, which is part of Dewsbury College, has a strong reputation for print and textile-based art work. Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. The term graphic design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation

Districts of Dewsbury

Dewsbury has a number of different districts with very different geographical and socio-economic patterns. Some of the districts of Dewsbury are, Chickenley, Crackenedge, Dewsbury Moor, Earlsheaton, Eastborough, Eightlands, Flatts, Ravensthorpe, Savile Town, Shaw Cross, Scout Hill, Thornhill Lees, Westborough, Westtown. Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.

Batley Carr, Hanging Heaton and Staincliffe have areas which lie in both Dewsbury and neighbouring Batley. Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, England is primarily a council estate in Batley, on the way to Dewsbury, along the A652 Staincliffe is a district of Batley, West Yorkshire, England. Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Thornhill is sometimes classified as part of Dewsbury and sometimes as a separate settlement. It was annexed by the town's council in 1910, along with Briestfield and Whitley, but there have been no official definitions of Dewsbury's boundaries since the 1974 local government reforms.

Famous people born in Dewsbury

References in popular culture

Dewsbury is referenced in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour. Jonathan Alan S "Jon" Worthington (born April 16, 1983 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is a Professional footballer The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Magical Mystery Tour is an hour-long television film starring The Beatles ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison A line of dialogue in the film has one of the magicians (all portrayed by the Beatles themselves) - who are keeping an eye on the whereabouts of the bus that is taking its passengers on the journey of the film's title - exclaim: "The bus is ten miles north on the Dewsbury road and they're having a lovely time!" [18]Dewsbury is also referenced in the 1991 single "It's Grim Up North" by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (also known as The KLF). " It's Grim Up North " was a 1991 single by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs the main lyrics of which consist of a list of towns and cities in the

The Dogs of Dewsbury is the title of a volume of poetry (now out of print) written by the poet Cliff Ashby. In Plainsong - Collected Poems (pub. Carcanet 1985) the poem "Dewsbury" appears and starts "Incite me to love/This shoddy town/And its inhabitants/Who surrounded by their ´Special Offer´homes/Dream of a city/Where there is no night. "

As many people are unsure how to pronounce "Dewsbury", it was included in the Oxford B. B. C. Guide to Pronunciation, where it was defined as 'dju:zbəri. [4]

In the 21st century press coverage of Dewsbury has been substantial and almost entirely negative.

References

  1. ^ http://mondediplo.com/2006/11/02ukmuslims
  2. ^ Hungarians referred to in these articles http://www.thepressnewspaper.co.uk/NewsDetails.asp?id=1169 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7261208.stm Kurds referred to in this article http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news?articleid=2737475
  3. ^ http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/Muslims-accused-of-running-Islamic.2852441.jp http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/5817
  4. ^ Oxford B. B. C. Guide to Pronunciation, Oxford, 2006, page 99

Location Grid

North: Batley
West: Heckmondwike and Mirfield Dewsbury East: Ossett
South: Flockton

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Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Heckmondwike (known locally by its Nickname, Hecky) is a small town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located Mirfield is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Ossett (pronounced /ɒsɪt/ is a Market town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England Flockton is a village in West Yorkshire, England halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1176 according to the 2001
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