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Brighouse

1 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (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

Brighouse 2 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Harold . 1882–1958, British novelist and dramatist, best known for his play Hobson's Choice (1915)

"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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Fifield said he ended up liable for two mortgage payments after Valerie Holmes Law in Brighouse failed to use his money to pay off his old mortgage before shutting down.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Other contenders include Roger - a Pug, Toy Poodle and Ugly Boi cross - from Brighouse, in West Yorkshire, and Marnie - a French Bulldog - from Swindon, in Wiltshire.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023

The Lamborghini Aventador and Mazda CX5 collided at about 17:00 BST on the westbound carriageway at junction 25 near Brighouse, said police.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022

I did it in Brighouse, about 20 minutes away from where I live, and I didn't even know there were that many people who lived there.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2012

I arrived at Halifax, he says, in a letter of the 28th of the Fourth Month, on Fifth-day evening, and attended the Monthly Meeting of Brighouse on the 20th.

From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley

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