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 miles
- Leeds 16.9 miles
- Bradford 8.9 miles
- Oldham 13.4 miles
- Burnley 14.5 miles
- Huddersfield 6.6 miles
- Blackburn 23.1 miles
- Bolton 22.2 miles
- Stockport 22.4 miles
- Salford 20.8 miles
- Wakefield 17.2 miles
- Rochdale 11.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Luddenden Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Barkisland Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Warley Ward 2.1 miles
- Ryburn Ward 2.2 miles
- Park Ward 2.3 miles
- Greetland and Stainland Ward 2.3 miles
- Ripponden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Skircoat Ward 2.5 miles
- Luddendenfoot Ward 2.6 miles
- Halifax Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Hebden Royd Parish 2.8 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Sowerby Bridge
HX6 1NU, HX6 3LD, HX6 3PW, HX6 1JE, HX6 1JH, HX6 1NA, HX6 3PS, HX6 3JG, HX6 1LG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 28.1 miles
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Sowerby Bridge Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 0.7 miles
- Manor House Lindley 5 5.3 miles
- Holdsworth House 4 4.2 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 5 miles
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 4.7 miles
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.7 miles
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 7.6 miles
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- The Cambridge Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 7.6 miles
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 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 6.3 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.9 miles
- The University of Bradford University 8.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.7 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.2 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 13.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.4 miles