Place:Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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NameHorbury
Alt namesHorberiesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
Orberiesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates53.651°N 1.559°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Horbury is a large village in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England and part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area. It is situated north of the River Calder about three miles (5 km) south west of Wakefield and two miles (3 km) to the south of Ossett. It includes the outlying areas of Horbury Bridge and Horbury Junction. At the 2001 census it had a population of 10,002[1] Old industries include woollens, engineering and building wagons for the railways but the area is now largely residential.

Horbury is an inhabited place.

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