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The borough is the most populated borough or district in England not to have city status, but did not apply for this status in either the 2000 or 2002 competitions, this is probably because a Metropolitan borough cannot be a city as it covers an area consisting of dozens of towns and villages. One of it's towns Huddersfield is recognised as the Largest town in Europe. Following an unofficial referendum by the local media a significant majority of the town population voiced disaproval of city status. One attraction in Kirklees is Kirklees light railway. Most of Kirklees consists of old mill towns, although there are a few country villages, such as Denby Dale and Emley. The last remaining colliery in West Yorkshire is at Scissett; the mine was so small that it was never nationalised and has always been in private hands. Some parts of Kirklees suffer from high levels of deprivation, such as the east end of Huddersfield, around Dalton and Deighton, and also large areas of Dewsbury and Batley - two towns which have been made into a special E.U. transformation area to address their problems.
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