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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Mirfield, Marsden, West Yorkshire, Gomersal, Shelley, West Yorkshire, Kirkburton, Cleckheaton, Linthwaite, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Heckmondwike, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Liversedge, Highburton, Standedge, Thongsbridge, Denby Dale, Upperthong, Upper Cumberworth, Colne Valley, Spenborough, Birdsedge, Thurstonland, Emley, West Yorkshire, Jackson Bridge, Clayton West, Flockton, Scissett, Heavy Woollen District, Storthes Hall, Black Hill, Scammonden, Holme Valley, Scammonden Reservoir, Kirkheaton, Upper Denby, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, Thorncliffe, West Yorkshire, Wooldale, Scapegoat Hill, Lower Cumberworth, Thunder Bridge, Stocksmoor, South Crosland, Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire, Totties, Hightown, West Yorkshire, Moorside Edge, Helme, West Yorkshire, Gawthorpe, Kirklees, Norristhorpe, Roydhouse, Beggarington Hill, Flockton Green, Drub, West Yorkshire, Nettleton Hill, Roberttown, Outlane Moor, Thornhills. Excerpt: Cleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town, like much of West Yorkshire, although this industry has now all but vanished. Whitechapel churchLike much of England, the Spen Valley was once heavily wooded. Human habitation began thousands of years ago and Mesolithic and Neolithic remains have been found in various places. Roman remains have been found in the valley and it is thought that the roads from York to Chester, and from settlements in Halifax and Wakefield, ran through Cleckheaton and the junction gave rise to a staging post. Cleckheaton was included in the ancient parish of Bi...
