Sowerby Bridge
Built-up area in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.704, -1.927 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 04 23 |
| Population: | 9,948 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Sowerby Bridge sits in Calderdale, West Yorkshire in England, where the River Calder and River Ryburn meet and where the Rochdale Canal joins the Calder & Hebble Navigation. Its steep valley setting, stone bridges and former mill buildings reflect a 19th-century textile boom and the town's importance in the canal era.
Today the town is known for a lively waterside scene of independent shops, pubs and arts events, plus canalside walks and regular markets, while also serving as a commuter link to Halifax and Leeds. It has seen regeneration and a growing creative community but still deals with flood risk, which has shaped recent investment and local social life.
Postcode districts covering Sowerby Bridge
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Leeds 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Bradford 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Oldham 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Burnley 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Huddersfield 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Blackburn 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bolton 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Stockport 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Salford 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Wakefield 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Rochdale 11.8 miles19 km
Neighbouring places
- Luddenden Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Barkisland Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Warley Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Ryburn Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Park Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Greetland and Stainland Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Ripponden Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Skircoat Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Luddendenfoot Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Halifax Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hebden Royd Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Sowerby Bridge
HX6 1HB, HX6 3AP, HX6 3PE, HX6 1LQ, HX6 1HT, HX6 1JA, HX6 1AP, HX6 1JJ, HX6 1JH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Manchester Airport 28.1 miles45.3 km
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Sowerby Bridge Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 0.7 miles1 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holdsworth House 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Sowerby Bridge
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Ryburn Valley High School Secondary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The University of Bradford University 8.9 miles14.3 km
- National Media Museum Museum 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km