Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
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11 Facts About Dewsbury
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Dewsbury market was established in the 14th century for local clothiers.
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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.
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Dewsbury's boundaries were expanded to include the urban districts of Ravensthorpe, Thornhill, and Soothill Nether, and part of Soothill Upper, in 1910, and in 1913 it was elevated to county borough status.
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The population of Dewsbury has remained broadly static over the past century: the 1911 census recorded 53,351 people, and the 1971 census 51,326 people, making it the fourth least populous county borough in England.
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Dewsbury is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area, although its natural boundaries are not well-defined, with built up areas of the town running into Batley, Heckmondwike and Ossett.
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Dewsbury has a number of districts with different geographical and socio-economic patterns, they are, Chickenley, Crackenedge, Dewsbury Moor, Earlsheaton, Eastborough, Eightlands, Flatts, Ravensthorpe, Savile Town, Shaw Cross, Scout Hill, Thornhill Lees, Westborough, Westtown.
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Dewsbury has been accused of having a controversial Shariah arbitration court.
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Dewsbury Museum was located within the mansion house in Crow Nest Park, before it closed to the public in November 2016.
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Dewsbury College was merged with Huddersfield Technical College to become part of Kirklees College in 2008, and is known by that name.
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Dewsbury is referenced in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour.
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