Halifax is an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of approximately 82,000 people, 25,000 sheep, a fact which has allowed Halifax to serve as the major centre of England's wool industry since the 15th century. The name Halifax is said to be a corruption of the old English words for Holy and Feet, part of a local legend that the second-left toenail of Saint John the Baptist was buried here after his conviction for bestiality and sheep rustling.
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| - Halifax is an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of approximately 82,000 people, 25,000 sheep, a fact which has allowed Halifax to serve as the major centre of England's wool industry since the 15th century. The name Halifax is said to be a corruption of the old English words for Holy and Feet, part of a local legend that the second-left toenail of Saint John the Baptist was buried here after his conviction for bestiality and sheep rustling.
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| - Halifax is an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of approximately 82,000 people, 25,000 sheep, a fact which has allowed Halifax to serve as the major centre of England's wool industry since the 15th century. The name Halifax is said to be a corruption of the old English words for Holy and Feet, part of a local legend that the second-left toenail of Saint John the Baptist was buried here after his conviction for bestiality and sheep rustling.
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