Dewsbury Moor
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Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of the Dewsbury town centre.[1] The population is around 5,650. This is a deprived area with crime double the national average.[2]
Dewsbury Moor Amateur Rugby League Footbal Club is based on Heckmondwike Road and has three playing fields nearby.[3] There are two schools, Knowles Hill Infant and Nursery School on Knowles Hill Road, and Westmoor Junior School on Church Lane.[4]
Shannon Matthews disappeared from near her home, in Dewsbury Moor, on the afternoon of 19 February 2008.[5] She was found alive on 14 March 2008 in Batley Carr.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Dewsbury Moor, Google Maps
- ^ "Area Profile 2007 - Dewsbury Moor Settlement", Kirklees
- ^ "Dewsbury Moor", Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
- ^ Ofsted
- ^ "Missing Shannon Matthews's mother: 'Someone who knows her knows something'", The Times, March 3, 2008
- ^ Missing schoolgirl 'found alive'. BBC (2008-03-14). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
