Cleckheaton - Definition and Overview

Cleckheaton is an English town in the county of West Yorkshire, south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley.

It is within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and has a long tradition of returning Liberal Democrat councillors. It has a history as a mill town, like much of West Yorkshire, although this industry has now all but vanished.

The doom metal pioneer band My Dying Bride originate from Cleckheaton.

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