Dewsbury is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, sitting on the banks of the River Calder in the Calder Valley. It lies between Leeds and Huddersfield and has good rail and road links, so many residents commute into the larger nearby cities while local shops and markets still serve the town centre.
Historically an industrial town, Dewsbury was a centre for the woollen trade and recycling of cloth - known as the shoddy industry - through the 19th and early 20th centuries; reminders of that era survive in mill buildings and industrial architecture. Today the town combines Victorian landmarks such as Dewsbury Minster and green spaces like Crow Nest Park with a diverse, multicultural community, ongoing regeneration projects and a local economy based on light industry, retail and services.
Postcode districts covering Dewsbury
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23 miles
- Leeds 8.4 miles
- Bradford 8.8 miles
- Oldham 21.9 miles
- Huddersfield 7.3 miles
- Rotherham 20.9 miles
- Doncaster 24.2 miles
- Wakefield 5 miles
- Rochdale 22.9 miles
- Harrogate 21.2 miles
- Halifax 10.5 miles
- Barnsley 11.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dewsbury East Ward 0.6 miles
- Dewsbury West Ward 1 mile
- Dewsbury South Ward 1.6 miles
- Batley East Ward 1.7 miles
- Batley West Ward 2 miles
- Heckmondwike Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ossett Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Batley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Middlestown and Overton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Mirfield Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Coxley Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Morley South Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Dewsbury
WF12 8HE, WF13 3AT, WF13 3EN, WF12 0PW, WF12 0EA, WF13 2QJ, WF12 0AL, WF12 9HY, WF12 7EB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.4 miles
- Dewsbury Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Batley Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Dewsbury Ad
- The Mews Hotel 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield M1 Jct40 4 3.3 miles
- Dimple Well Lodge Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Wakefield 3 3.3 miles
- Village Hotel Leeds South 4 3.5 miles
- Healds Hall Hotel West Yorkshire 2 2.7 miles
- Miners Arms 3 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 5.4 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 8.2 miles
- Gomersal Park Hotel & Bazaar Spa 3 4 miles
Schools in Dewsbury
- Al-Furqaan Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Headfield C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Madni Academy Independent - all ages
- Manor Croft Academy Secondary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe C of E Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravenshall School Special
- Ravensthorpe C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town C of E Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- St John’s CE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
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Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 4.4 miles
- Outwood Library Library 5.2 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 5.6 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles
- Stanley Library Library 6.5 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 6.5 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.1 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 8.7 miles
- The University of Bradford University 9 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles