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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
DEWSBURY WEST TOWN	Preferred	English	1849	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY WEST TOWN ST MATTHEW	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County	1849	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
WEST RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.