In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Brownhill like this:
Brownhill, hamlet, Batley township and par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6½ miles NW. of Wakefield.
The location is that of St Saviour's church, Brownhill, Batley. Additional information about this locality is available for Birstall
Brownhill through time
Brownhill is now part of Kirklees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brownhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brownhill, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25416
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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