Northowram
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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 as being in the parish of Halifax, 2½ miles north-east of Halifax and 6½ miles from Bradford. Its population at that point was 6841 and Northowram Hall was the seat of J.F. Dyson, Esq.
The village today has a total of twenty one shops including a newsagent's, a butcher's, a mini-supermarket, a cafe, a baker's, a florist's, two beauty salons, a barber's, two hair salons, a dry cleaner's, a chemist's, an art gallery, a sandwich shop, a fish and chip shop, a Post Office
, a furniture shop, an optician's, a fancy dress shop and a farm shop.
The village also has three churches: a Methodist Church, a Church of England
parish church, and a United Reformed Church
. The village has a single school simply named Northowram Primary School.
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that stands to the east of Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
on the north side of Shibden valley
Shibden valley
Shibden Valley is to the east of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, where the community of Shibden lies. The name of the Shibden valley comes from scepe dene meaning "sheep valley"...
. Southowram
Southowram
Southowram is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England that stands on the hill top to the east of Halifax, on the south side of Shibden valley. It is a small Pennine village with outlying regions of Bank Top, Brookfoot and Siddal...
stands on the southern side of the valley.
The village was documented in the 19th century as being in the parish of Halifax, 2½ miles north-east of Halifax and 6½ miles from Bradford. Its population at that point was 6841 and Northowram Hall was the seat of J.F. Dyson, Esq.
The village today has a total of twenty one shops including a newsagent's, a butcher's, a mini-supermarket, a cafe, a baker's, a florist's, two beauty salons, a barber's, two hair salons, a dry cleaner's, a chemist's, an art gallery, a sandwich shop, a fish and chip shop, a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a furniture shop, an optician's, a fancy dress shop and a farm shop.
The village also has three churches: a Methodist Church, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
parish church, and a United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
. The village has a single school simply named Northowram Primary School.