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Batley

Batley has a great sense of history with its vast mill complexes, many of which have now been refurbished for light industrial and retail space. Batley's heritage can be traced back to the start of the Industrial revolution when Benjamin Law, a local man, decided to mix finely shredded rags with virgin wool to produce woven cloth known as 'shoddy', which had a revolutionary effect on the textile industry. Since then Batley has had many ups and downs going from rags to riches and back to rags.