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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Purlwell like this:
PURLWELL, a hamlet in Batley township and parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles N of Dewsbury.
Purlwell is now part of KIRKLEES District. Click here for graphs and data of how KIRKLEES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Purlwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Purlwell, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24894
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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