Savile Town

proper noun

A suburb of Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2420).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2420).

Origin

Named for Thomas Savile, who once owned the townships of Dewsbury and Thornhill.

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Savile Town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savile%20Town

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“Savile Town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savile%20Town. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Savile Town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Savile%20Town.

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