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Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton, formerly part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, is located in West Yorkshire, England. It is located south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, and west of Batley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Spenborough was the largest town in the former borough and is located at the heart of the Spen Valley. Cleckheaton is a former mill town that forms part of Heavy Woollen District.
Cleckheaton lies at the heart of several villages that together make up the Spen Valley. These include Oakenshaw East Bierley Hunsworth Birkenshaw Drub Gomersal Little Gomersal Littletown Millsbridge Liversedge Roberttown Hartshead Clifton Hightown Heckmondwike Scholes The town is composed of Moorend, Whitechapel Whitcliffe Moorbottom Moorside Rawfolds and Rawfolds.
Pontefract
The first secret ballot was cast in Pontefract, a town where history has been made. Discover its story at the Pontefract Museum.
Pontefract is known for its liquorice. This led to a famous John Betjeman poem. The 18th-century apothecary George Dunhill discovered that his throat lozenges sold more the more sugar was added. This led to the creation of Pontefract Cakes. In the 20th century, Haribo acquired the confectionery business, which thrived. A sweet scent is often present in the town. Local liquorice could not compete with Turkish imports, so the fields were rubbed out in 1960. There have been some attempts to restore them.
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