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Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 390,000 and includes Batley, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Holmfirth, Huddersfield and Meltham.The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974, by a merger of the county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield along with the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and Mirfield. It was named after the Kirklees Estate, which is situated mid way between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The grounds were the location of Kirklees Priory.
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