Kirklees
/ (ˌkɜːkˈliːz) /
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 CreswickIt 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 GilchristIn it we read how he visited his cousin, the Prioress of Kirklees Nunnery, for the purpose of being bled.
The Dukeries | R. Murray GilchristCf. the commission to the rector of Aberford to be custos of Kirklees about the same time.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 | Eileen Edna Power"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
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