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Brighouse

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a municipal borough in the Elland parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 52 m. N. of Huddersfield by the Lancashire & Yorkshire railway, on the river Calder. Pop. (Igor) 21,735. It is in the heart of the manufacturing district of the West Riding, and has large woollen and worsted factories; carpets, machinery and soap are also produced. The town was incorporated in 1893, and is governed by a mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. Area, 2231 acres.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Brighouse'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/brighouse.html. 1910.
 
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