Batley

thumb|Skyline of Batley thumb|Batley Cemetery Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the population was 48,730.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Batley
UK place.type: Town
UK place.static_image_caption: Clockwise from top: Batley Library and War Memorial, All Saints' Church, Union Rooms on Hick Lane, Commercial Street, Town Hall
UK place.population: 39,013
UK place.population_ref: (Wards, 2021 Census)
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Kirklees
UK place.metropolitan_county: West Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.constituency_westminster: Dewsbury and Batley
UK place.post_town: BATLEY
UK place.postcode_district: WF17
UK place.postcode_area: WF
UK place.dial_code: 01924
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE245245
UK place.parts_type: Areas of the town
UK place.p1: Batley Carr
UK place.p2: Carlinghow

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Wikidata facts

Population: 80485
Official website: www.batley.com
Image: Commercial Street, Batley.jpg
Dialing code: 01924

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Commons category: Batley
postal code: WF17
OS grid reference: SE245245
P8168: Jane Luu

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History
Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution
Post-industrial history
21st century
Demography
Geography
Transport
Schools
Primary schools
Secondary schools
PRU
Landmarks
Sport
Culture
Media
In popular culture
Notable people
See also
References
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Batley Town Hall, designed in the neoclassical style, was paid for by public subscription and opened as the local mechanics' institute in 1854. The town was the home of Batley Variety Club, which was frequented by many notable musical acts, from 1967 onwards.