Place details
Place nameDewsbury
Other namesDeusberia, Deusberie
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude53.685
Longitude-1.626
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Large town located on the River Calder nine miles south of Leeds. Industries include ironworks, textiles, and engineering. There is a church here with fine Saxon cross fragments and 13th-century Moot Hall is also here.