Dewsbury

British

/ ˈdjuːzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)

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Another witness statement was provided by Kevin Partingon, the former rector of Dewsbury Minster.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Musharaf Asghar, a former pupil at Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, became famous after a segment in which teacher Matthew Burton helped him overcome a stammer to recite a poem.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Meanwhile, Darren O'Donovan, chairman of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority and a councillor for Dewsbury West, said it was thought the blaze could have been started by a tumble dryer.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

And there is a former adviser to Rachel Reeves, Heather Iqbal, in Dewsbury and Batley in West Yorkshire.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

I sat in on Dr. Bright's service and heard the very sermon I had transcribed at Dewsbury a fortnight before.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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