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Batley

British  
/ ˈbætlɪ /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire. Pop: 49 448 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the time it felt like Jo's constituents in Birstall and Batley put their arms around her family and shared in their grief.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Julie Lockwood, 63, has picked up her grand-daughter from school, and is waiting for a bus opposite the library to take them home to Batley.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Jo Cox was the Labour MP for Batley and Spen and was killed in 2016.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

The Batley and Spen MP has another clause, which sets out how deaths should be recorded on death certificates.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

The parliamentary borough includes the adjacent municipal borough of Batley, and returns one member.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

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