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Kirklees, vil., Dewsbury par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Calder, 4 miles NE. of Huddersfield; has remains of a Cistercian nunnery (1155), in which Robin Hood is said to have died; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Kirklees Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Dewsbury Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Kirklees |
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