Cowlersley

Cowlersley
Cowlersley
 Cowlersley shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE108153
Metropolitan boroughKirklees
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district HD4
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentColne Valley
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 53°38′05″N 1°50′12″W / 53.6347°N 1.8366°W / 53.6347; -1.8366

Cowlersley is a district 2 miles (3 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England it is situated between Milnsbridge and Linthwaite.

Its claim to fame is the former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson was born and lived there in his early childhood.


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