Place:


Kirklees  West Riding

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirklees like this:

KIRKLEES, a village in Clifton chapelry, Dewsbury parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Calder, near the Leeds and Manchester railway, 4 miles NE of Huddersfield. A Cistertian nunnery was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by Regner de Heming; and has left some traces. Robin Hood died here, -is traditionally said to have been bled to death through the treachery of a nun; and his grave is still pointed out. ...


An epitaph, said to have been originally placed over his remains, has been a subject of discussion among antiquaries. Kirklees Hall, the seat of Sir G. Armytage, Bart., occupies the site of the nunnery; and is an elegant mansion.

Kirklees through time

Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics for historical units named after Kirklees go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirklees in West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17261

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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