Horbury is a small former mill town a few miles west of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, set on the slopes above the River Calder. Its streets mix Victorian stone terraces, converted mill buildings and more recent housing, giving a sense of a commuter town while still offering riverside and valley views and straightforward road and rail connections into Leeds and the wider region.
Historically the town grew up around wool and textile manufacturing and later light engineering, and traces of that industrial past survive in old mills and street names. Today Horbury has an active local community with independent shops, pubs, schools and sports clubs, and a number of heritage and redevelopment projects aim to conserve its character while supporting modern local life.
Postcode districts covering Horbury
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.2 miles
- Leeds 9.8 miles
- Bradford 12.3 miles
- Oldham 23.7 miles
- Huddersfield 9.7 miles
- Rotherham 17.7 miles
- Doncaster 20.6 miles
- Wakefield 2.5 miles
- Harrogate 22.9 miles
- Halifax 13.9 miles
- Barnsley 7.8 miles
- Castleford 9.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Horbury and South Ossett Ward 0.3 miles
- Coxley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Netherton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Crigglestone and Durkar Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Ossett Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Sitlington Parish 1.7 miles
- Wakefield West Ward 1.7 miles
- Crigglestone Parish 1.9 miles
- Middlestown and Overton Built-up area 2 miles
- Wakefield Rural Ward 2.2 miles
- Wakefield North Ward 2.5 miles
- Wakefield Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Horbury
WF4 5HU, WF4 5EL, WF4 6NF, WF4 6HG, WF4 5AX, WF4 6JL, WF4 6LA, WF4 5NE, WF4 5JQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 25.8 miles
- Wakefield Westgate Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Horbury Ad
- Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield M1 Jct40 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 2.9 miles
- The Mews Hotel 1.8 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Wakefield 3 1.6 miles
- Dimple Well Lodge Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Wakefield South (M1, Jct39) 3 1.6 miles
- Marygate by Deuce Hotels Ltd 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Wakefield South 3 1.7 miles
- Holmfield Arms 2.4 miles
Schools in Horbury
- Hall Cliffe School Independent - special
- Horbury Academy Secondary
- Horbury Bridge C of E Junior and Infant Academy Primary
- Horbury Primary Academy Primary
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton C of E (VC) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 2.2 miles
- Outwood Library Library 3.9 miles
- Stanley Library Library 5 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 6.9 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 7.7 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 8.1 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 8.3 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 9.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.2 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11.8 miles