▁( after ▁Can ter bury , ▁Bur ton ▁upon ▁Tr ent ▁and ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁D ew s bury ▁is ▁situated ▁between ▁Le eds ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Hud ders field ▁a ▁similar ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁west , ▁and ▁W ake field ▁ ▁east . ▁Its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁these ▁major ▁urban ▁cent res , ▁the ▁M 1 ▁and ▁M 6 2 ▁motor ways ▁and ▁its ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Line , ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Trans P enn ine ▁Express , ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁its ▁popular ity ▁as ▁a ▁comm uter ▁town . ▁ ▁D ew s bury ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁York shire ▁Urban ▁Area , ▁although ▁its ▁natural ▁boundaries ▁are ▁not ▁well ▁defined , ▁with ▁built ▁up ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁running ▁into ▁Bat ley , ▁He ck mond wi ke ▁and ▁Os sett . ▁ ▁Ge olog ically , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁rocks ▁of ▁the ▁Car bon ifer ous ▁Period , ▁consisting ▁of ▁coal ▁measures ▁and ▁g rit st ones . ▁Qu atern ary ▁Period ▁rock , ▁gla cial ▁depos its ▁and ▁gra vel s ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁Cal der ▁Valley . ▁Co al , ▁sand stone ▁and ▁gra vel ▁have ▁been ▁explo ited ▁commer cially . ▁A verage ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁ 1 0 0   cm ▁per ▁an num . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁hills , ▁not ably ▁Ear ls he aton , ▁D ew s bury ▁Mo or