Kirklees

/ (ˌkɜːkˈliːz) /


noun
  1. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 391 400 (2003 est). Area: 410 sq km (158 sq miles)

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How to use Kirklees in a sentence

  • His wound was beating red-hot irons into his heart; hardly could they get him from his horse to the gate of Kirklees.

    Robin Hood | Paul Creswick
  • It is a concise little history, beginning with the first day of his outlawry, and ending with the fatal scene at Kirklees.

    The Dukeries | R. Murray Gilchrist
  • In it we read how he visited his cousin, the Prioress of Kirklees Nunnery, for the purpose of being bled.

    The Dukeries | R. Murray Gilchrist
  • Cf. the commission to the rector of Aberford to be custos of Kirklees about the same time.

  • "I will go to my cousin, the prioress of Kirklees, for she hath much knowledge of healing," he said.

    Stories of Robin Hood | Bertha E. Bush