| Dewsbury | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Dewsbury Town Hall, Minster Church, Townscape, Markazi Masjid in Savile Town and Market Place | |
  Dewsbury Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 61,035 (Wards, 2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE245225 |
| • London | 188 mi (SE) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | DEWSBURY |
| Postcode district | WF12-13 |
| Dialling code | 01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town, Dewsbury went through a period of decline. Dewsbury forms part of the Heavy Woollen District of which it is the largest town. The population of the built-up area was 63,722 at the 2021 Census.
- ^ "United Kingdom: Major Cities in England - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 April 2024.