Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Kirklees was the site of a 12th-century Cistercian Priory north of Mirfield, in what is now West Yorkshire, in the metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and is close to the current route of the M62 motorway. The priory no longer exists, although the name was reused in 1974 for the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees.[1]

For the present-day metropolitan borough, see Kirklees.

In the 12th century, the Cistercian monks built Kirklees Priory. The former gatehouse can still be seen, though the site is on private land.[2] There is a legend about Robin Hood who was supposed to be the nephew of the prioress, who sheltered him when he was fleeing from the Sheriff of Nottingham, but bled him to death. There is still a "Robin Hood's Grave" on the local Ordnance Survey map.[3]

The Jacobean Kirklees Hall was built in the late 16th century.[4]

References
  1. "Kirklees local authority marks its 35th year". Huddersfield Examiner. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. Himelfield, Dave (15 May 2014). "Kirklees Priory, Clifton, tops English Heritage At Risk list, followed by Emley and Dewsbury churches". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. Himelfield, Dave (2 July 2015). "Take tour of Huddersfield's most fascinating private estate". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. Beardsall, Jonny (26 June 2012). "For sale: a piece of Robin Hood history". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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