Thornhill Lees is a district of Dewsbury, which is a town within the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The district lies to the south of Dewsbury Town Centre, between Savile Town and Thornhill. Thornhill Lees is served by two schools: Thornhill Lees Infant & Nursery School and Headfield Junior School.[1][2][3] It is also consisted of the ‘Saint Anne’s House’

Hector Munro Chadwick, a philologist, was born in Thornhill Lees.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Headfield School". Headfield School. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Thornhill Lees photos, maps, books, memories". Francisfrith.com. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Community organisation details - Thornhill Lees Community Centre". Kirklees.gov.uk. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Telfer, W.; Hiagh, John D. (23 September 2004). "Chadwick, Hector Munro". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32342. Retrieved 12 January 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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