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Hartshead

Hartshead is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Dewsbury and near Hartshead Moor.

The village has pre-Norman Conquest origins; the Walton Cross dated from the 8th century.

The Revd Patrick Bronte met his wife Maria Branwell here in 1811. They were married in Guiseley and became the parents of Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte.

Kirklees Hall[?] is near Hartshead.

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