Batley Carr
Hyrstlands Road
Batley Carr is located in West Yorkshire
Batley Carr
Batley Carr
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE235235
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBATLEY
Postcode districtWF17
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
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UK
England
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53°42′11″N 1°38′06″W / 53.703°N 1.635°W / 53.703; -1.635

Batley Carr is a district which includes parts of Dewsbury and Batley in West Yorkshire, England.[1][2]

Batley Carr housed workers from the mills of Dewsbury and Batley. As the settlement expanded with the growth of the textile industry, it gained its own railway station, Staincliffe and Batley Carr. The red brick station master's house still stands, but is now a private residence.

Shannon Matthews, who disappeared from Dewsbury Moor on 19 February 2008, was found alive on 14 March 2008 in Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr.[3][4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Where is Batley Carr" Archived 6 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Batley Carr Tenants and Residents Association
  2. ^ "Area Profile 2007 - Batley Carr Settlement" Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Kirklees
  3. ^ "Missing Shannon Matthews's mother: 'Someone who knows her knows something'", The Times, 3 March 2008
  4. ^ "Missing schoolgirl 'found alive'". BBC. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.


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