Sowood is a village in
Calderdale,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council. It is approximately south-west of
Elland
Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...
, north-west of
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
and south of
Halifax.
Geography
Sowood is one of the highest places in Calderdale, standing at
above sea level. The main road that passes through the village is the B6112, which links the village with
Stainland,
Greetland
Greetland is a small village in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The appropriate Calderdale Ward is called Greetland and Stainland. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 11,389. It is located w ...
, and
Outlane
Outlane is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, situated approximately south-west of Elland, north-west of Huddersfield and south of Halifax.
The village is situated next to the M62 motorway near Junction 23 and straddles the K ...
. It is very close to the Calderdale and Kirklees district boundary.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Greetland and Stainland
Listed may refer to:
* Listed, Bornholm, a fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm
* Listed (MMM program), a television show on MuchMoreMusic
* Endangered species in biology
* Listed building, in architecture, designation of a historical ...
External links
Villages in West Yorkshire
Elland
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