Kirklees, Kirklees
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Kirklees was a mediaeval village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Mirfield, and close to the current site of the M62 motorway. The village no longer exists, although during the 1970s Huddersfield District was controversially renamed the metropolitan borough of Kirklees.
In the 12th century, the Cistercian monks built Kirklea Priory. The former gatehouse can still be seen, though the site is on private land. 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 killed him with poison. There is still a "Robin Hood's Grave" on the local Ordnance Survey map.
The Jacobean Kirklees Hall was built in the late 16th century.