Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees West Yorkshire England United Kingdom
53.6570804,-1.664876

Dewsbury

Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is 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. Dewsbury 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.

Distance between:

London to Dewsbury 162 Miles / 262 Kms
Liverpool to Dewsbury 57 Miles / 92 Kms

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park Nearby

Crow Nest Park Dewsbury

tourist attraction Nearby

Crownest park