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Horbury, Yorkshire

Horbury is a town in Yorkshire, in the West Riding. Formerly an industrial town, based on woollens, engineering and building wagons for the railways, the town is now largely residential and retail. Stan Barstow, author of A Kind of Loving, was born in Horbury. The town is within the council area of Wakefield.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.659609,-1.555974
Grid Reference: SE 2944 1821
Council Area: Wakefield CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Yorkshire SA
Police Area: West Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 22723
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Horbury,_Yorkshire_22723

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