Northowram
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Northowram | |
Northowram shown within West Yorkshire |
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Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALIFAX |
Postcode district | HX3 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Northowram is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England that stands to the east of Halifax on the north side of Shibden valley. Southowram stands on the southern side of the valley.
The village was documented in the 19th century[1] as being in the parish of Halifax, 2½ miles northeast of Halifax and 6½ from Bradford. Its population at that point was 6841 and Northowram Hall was the seat of J.F. Dyson, Esq.
[edit] References
- ^ Colin Hinson (2006). Halifax Supplementary. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.