Dewsbury is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
Dewsbury is a town in West Yorkshire, England. It is located within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and has a population of around 57,000.
Dewsbury is a market town and has been a centre of wool and textiles production for centuries. The town is also home to the Royal Armouries Museum, which houses one of the largest collections of arms and armour in the world.
Dewsbury is well connected by road and rail, with Leeds Bradford Airport located just over 10 miles away. The town has a variety of places to eat and drink, as well as a range of shops and businesses.
If you’re looking for a day out in Yorkshire, Dewsbury is a great option. There’s plenty to see and do in the town, and it’s also close to other attractions such as Leeds and Bradford.
Dewsbury postcode: WF13 1BE
There are great places to visit near Dewsbury including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
Cities to visit near Dewsbury include Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
Dewsbury has some unmissable villages nearby like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
Dewsbury's best nearby woodlands can be found at Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
Dewsbury has some unmissable parks nearby like Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.
There are a number of historic buildings near Dewsbury including Cartwright Hall, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, Wainhouse Tower, and Shibden Park.
Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are great places to visit near Dewsbury if you like museums.
Cartwright Hall Gardens is a great place to visit close to Dewsbury if you like gardens.
There are a several good country parks in the Dewsbury area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Dewsbury area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
Don't miss Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley's towns if visiting the area around Dewsbury.
Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, Warland Reservoir, and Gaddings Dam are great places to visit near Dewsbury if you like lakes.
Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are great places to visit near Dewsbury if you like historic monuments.
Don't miss Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin's hills if visiting the area around Dewsbury.
Dewsbury has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Dewsbury area like Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The area around Dewsbury boasts some of the best shopping centres including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.
Leeds Bradford Airport is one of Dewsbury's best, nearby airports to visit in Dewsbury.
Don't miss Middleton Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Dewsbury.
Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle are some of Dewsbury best ruins to visit near Dewsbury.
Don't miss River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Dewsbury.
The area around Dewsbury's best castles can be found at Sandal Castle.
Don't miss Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Dewsbury.
Dewsbury is near some unmissable boroughs like Kirklees,
Dewsbury History
There are some historic monuments around Dewsbury:
Places to see near Dewsbury
History of Dewsbury
Historically other origins were proposed, such as “God’s fort”, from Welsh Duw, “God”. “Antiquarians supposed the name, Dewsbury, to be derived from the original planter of the village, Dui or Dew, who had fixed his abode and fortified his “Bury”. Another conjecture holds, that the original name is Dewsborough, or God’s Town” (1837)
