Sowerby Bridge
Ward in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.711, -1.901 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 06 23 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Sowerby Bridge is a compact riverside ward in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, sitting where the River Calder and River Ryburn meet and where the Calder and Hebble Navigation threads through the town. The railway station provides easy commuter links to Halifax and Leeds, while canal towpaths and nearby moorland offer quick access to the Pennines for walking and waterside leisure.
The area has a strong industrial heritage from the textile and engineering boom, visible in Victorian stone buildings and former mills now repurposed for housing, studios and small businesses. A lively independent retail and hospitality scene, regular markets and arts activity sit alongside ongoing regeneration efforts; the ward has also had to contend with significant flooding in recent decades, which has shaped local planning and community resilience work.
Postcode districts covering Sowerby Bridge
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Leeds 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Bradford 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Oldham 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Burnley 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Huddersfield 6 miles9.7 km
- Blackburn 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Bolton 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Stockport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Salford 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Wakefield 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Rochdale 13 miles20.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Park Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Warley Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Skircoat Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Halifax Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Ovenden Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Greetland and Stainland Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Town Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Barkisland Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Elland Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Holywell Green and Stainland Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Sowerby Bridge
HX6 2PP, HX6 2EH, HX6 2RQ, HX6 2HL, HX6 3LX, HX6 2QW, HX6 1DT, HX6 2EN, HX6 2UD … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Manchester Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Halifax Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Sowerby Bridge Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Holdsworth House 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 0.5 miles0.7 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
Schools in Sowerby Bridge
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Trinity Academy Grammar Secondary
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.4 miles12 km
- The University of Bradford University 7.8 miles12.5 km
- National Media Museum Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 13 miles20.9 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Elland Road Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km