Northowram

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Northowram


Only House, Northowram

Northowram (West Yorkshire)
Northowram

Northowram shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE115265
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: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°44′06″N 1°49′30″W / 53.73499, -1.824891

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

  1. ^ Colin Hinson (2006). Halifax Supplementary. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.