Kirklees was a medieval 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. Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Mirfield is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... A motorway (Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire. ...

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 Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ... Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero, an outlaw who, in modern versions of the legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor (some would say from the tax collector to refund the taxpayer). ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ...

The Jacobean Kirklees Hall was built in the late 16th century. The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ... Kirklees Hall is a 16th century Jacobean hall, close to the village of Clifton, West Yorkshire in Calderdale. ...