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Calverley (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 49 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.8167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 41 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.6833 decimal degrees |
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Note: A dormitory area for Leeds and Bradford. It was the seat of the Calverleys for centuries. Walter Calverley (died 1605) was the subject of "A Yorkshire Tragedy," a drama (published 1608) possibly written by William Shakespeare; he murdered two sons and was pressed to death at York. |
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| Calverley (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Calverley (British English-P,U,N)
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| Caverlei (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Caverleia (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Leeds (unitary authority) (P) |
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Calverley (inhabited place) (P) |
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