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Slaithwaite

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Slaithwaite, locally Slawit (Old Norse: Timber-fell clearing), is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. [1]

55 relations: A62 road, Agbrigg, Almondbury, Apocrypha, Auckland, Brandy, Coffeehouse, Colne Valley, Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency), Composer, Cottage, Cruck, Earl of Dartmouth, Earthworks (engineering), English Place-Name Society, First West Yorkshire, Golcar, Harrogate, Haydn Wood, High Street, Historic counties of England, HM Customs and Excise, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Humpback bridge, Hundred (county division), Kirklees, Legend, Linthwaite, Lock (water navigation), Manchester, Marsden, West Yorkshire, Narrowboat, Nickname, Nocturnality, Old Norse, Oldham, Pennines, Pub, Rail transport, Restaurant, River Colne, West Yorkshire, School, Slaithwaite railway station, Smuggling, Sulfur, Thornton & Ross, Township, West Riding of Yorkshire, ..., West Yorkshire, Where the Heart Is (UK TV series), William Crowther (New Zealand politician), William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth, Wiltshire. Expand index (5 more) »

A62 road

The A62 is a major road in Northern England that runs between the two major cities of Manchester and Leeds, covering a distance of.

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Agbrigg

Agbrigg is a suburb of the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Almondbury

Almondbury is a village south-east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England.

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Apocrypha

Apocrypha are works, usually written, of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Brandy

Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine.

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Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse, coffee shop or café (sometimes spelt cafe) is an establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee beverages (café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea, and other hot beverages.

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Colne Valley

The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire.

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Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Colne Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Thelma Walker of the Labour Party.

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Composer

A composer (Latin ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together") is a musician who is an author of music in any form, including vocal music (for a singer or choir), instrumental music, electronic music, and music which combines multiple forms.

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Cottage

A cottage is, typically, a small house.

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Cruck

A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which supports the roof of a building, used particularly in England.

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Earl of Dartmouth

Earl of Dartmouth is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.

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Earthworks (engineering)

Earthworks are engineering works created through the processing of parts of the earth's surface involving quantities of soil or unformed rock.

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English Place-Name Society

The English Place-Name Society (EPNS) is a learned society concerned with toponomastics and the toponymy of England, in other words, the study of place-names (toponyms).

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First West Yorkshire

First West Yorkshire First West Yorkshire Limited formerly Yorkshire Rider Limited is a bus operator in West Yorkshire.

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Golcar

Golcar (pronounced 'Goker' or 'Golker': the 'L' is silent in local pronunciation) is a village located on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Harrogate

Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England.

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Haydn Wood

Haydn Wood (25 March 1882 – 11 March 1959) was a 20th-century English composer and concert violinist.

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High Street

High Street (or the High Street, also High Road) is a metonym for the concept (and frequently the street name) of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others.

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HM Customs and Excise

HM Customs and Excise (properly known as Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (or His as appropriate), often abbreviated to HMCE) was a department of the British Government formed in 1909 by the merger of HM Customs and HM Excise; its primary responsibility was the collection of customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes.

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Holmfirth

Holmfirth is a small town on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town in West Yorkshire, England.

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Huddersfield Narrow Canal

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England.

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Humpback bridge

A humpback bridge (or hump bridge) is a name for a type of bridge, specifically an arch bridge, where the span is higher than the ramps on either side, forming a hump-like arrangement.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Kirklees

Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough.

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Legend

Legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history.

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Linthwaite

Linthwaite (known as Linfit in the local community) is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Lock (water navigation)

A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Marsden, West Yorkshire

Marsden is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England.

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Narrowboat

A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of the United Kingdom.

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Nickname

A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place, or thing, for affection or ridicule.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Oldham

Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester.

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Pennines

The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of mountains and hills in England separating North West England from Yorkshire and North East England.

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Restaurant

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business which prepares and serves food and drinks to customers in exchange for money.

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River Colne, West Yorkshire

The River Colne is a river in West Yorkshire formed by a confluence at the foot of the Pennines close to the village of Marsden.

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School

A school is an institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers.

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Slaithwaite railway station

Slaithwaite railway station serves the village of Slaithwaite near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Smuggling

Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.

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Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16.

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Thornton & Ross

Thornton & Ross is a pharmaceutical company based in Linthwaite founded in 1922 by Nathan Thornton and Phillip Ross.

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Township

Township refers to various kinds of settlements in different countries.

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West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.

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West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England.

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Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)

Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite.

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William Crowther (New Zealand politician)

William Crowther (1834 – 15 March 1900) was a Mayor of Auckland and then Member of Parliament for Auckland, New Zealand.

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William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth

William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth (12 August 1823 – 4 August 1891), styled Viscount Lewisham until 1853, was a British peer and Conservative politician.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaithwaite

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