Thornhill railway station

Thornhill (for Dewsbury) Railway station, as it was latterly known since the closure (1930) of its sister Market Place Passenger Station in the town centre; was located between Mirfield and Horbury and Ossett stations.

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Thornhill Lees

Thornhill Lees is a district of Thornhill near Dewsbury, in the borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Thornhill Lees is between Thornhill and Dewsbury town centre, in the area between the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Thornhill Lees is served by two schools: Thornhill Lees Infant & Nursery School and Headfield Junior School. Hector Munro Chadwick, a philologist, was born in Thornhill Lees.

Dewsbury and Batley

Dewsbury and Batley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, represented since 2024 by Iqbal Mohamed, an Independent. It was created following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, and first contested in the 2024 general election. The constituency is located in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.

Markazi Masjid, Dewsbury

The Markazi Masjid ("Central Mosque"), also known as the Dewsbury Markaz or Dar ul Ulum ("House of Knowledge"), is a mosque in the Savile Town area of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. With a maximum capacity of 4,000, it is one of the largest mosques in Europe. It is the European headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat movement, and also houses one of the two main Islamic seminaries in the UK. The mosque serves as a centre for Tablighi Jamaat's missionary activity throughout Europe. It was also the location of the Institute of Islamic Education (Arabic: جامعة تعليم الإسلام, romanized: ‘Jāmi’at Ta’līm al-Islām), a private day and boarding faith school for boys aged 13–25 However the school formally closed in January 2023. Construction of the mosque commenced in 1978 and was completed in 1982; the seminary was founded in 1980. The founder of Dewsbury Markaz was Hafiz Patel, who remained its leading figurehead until his death in 2016.

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Dewsbury and Savile Ground

The Dewsbury and Savile Ground was a cricket ground located in Savile Town, Dewsbury, England. It hosted 53 first class matches between 1867 and 1933. The first fixture saw Yorkshire play Cambridgeshire while Essex were the visitors in the final game held there. Yorkshire twice played the touring Australians at the ground and, in its earliest days, several first class 'All England' fixtures were held. Yorkshire twice passed 500, scoring 562 against Leicestershire in 1903 and 507 for 8 declared against Warwickshire in 1925. Yorkshire bowled Somerset out for 48 at the ground in 1900 and dismissed Sussex for 51 in 1894. Three double centuries were recorded, two by Herbert Sutcliffe (213 v Somerset in 1924 and 206 v Warwickshire the following year) while Crowther Charlesworth scored 206 for Warwickshire in 1914. Billy Williams took 9 for 29 for Yorkshire against Hampshire in 1919 and Tom Emmett 9 for 34 against Nottinghamshire in 1868. Bertram Harold Smithson, the father of Yorkshire and England cricketer Gerald Smithson, was cricket professional and head groundsman for Dewsbury & Savile CC in the early 1930s. The ground was abandoned in the 1990s after the incumbent club, Dewsbury & Savile CC, could not afford to renovate the classic pre-war pavilion to modern standards. The local council refused financial aid without a guarantee that the club, ground and adjoining football field could be used for the wider community. As a private club, Dewsbury refused. The ground reverted to the council. Dewsbury merged with Whitley Lower CC to become Hopton Mills CC. The ground ceased to be a cricket ground and became a general recreation ground. The pavilion was demolished.