Batley
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Jo Cox was the Labour MP for Batley and Spen and was killed in 2016.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
In March, a parole board decided it would recommend Batley be moved to an open prison after a hearing found he had shown an "improved level of insight into his offending behaviour".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
The former carer, from Batley, West Yorkshire, has received her first payment from the Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, which has paid for a new home, rehabilitation and therapies.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Once, they say, a portly Quaker walked into Batley, just as the ‘mill-hands’ were going to dinner: he came from the west, and was clad in that excellent broadcloth which is the pride of Gloucestershire.
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
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