Town Twinning
Keighley has the unique record of having the first recorded town twinning agreement in the world entering an agreement with Poix-du-Nord, France in 1920. This actually followed an even earlier sister city arrangement with two communes on the outskirts of Paris, France - Suresnes and Puteaux - starting in 1905.
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
- Poix-du-Nord, France
- Manzini, Swaziland
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