About the town » Batley, Kirklees, England, Great Britain

Batley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It lies 7 miles southeast of Bradford, 7 miles southwest of Leeds and 1 mile north of Dewsbury, near the M62 motorway. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 49,448 (including Birstall). Other nearby towns include: Morley to the northeast, Ossett to the southeast and Brighouse westsouthwest. After undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century through the success of the shoddy (recycled wool) trade, Batley has more recently undergone a period of decline. Batley is part of a special EU transformation zone.