Sowerby Bridge
in Calderdale of England, United Kingdom
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Leeds Bradford Airport (15 mi) - Manchester Woodford Airport (27 mi)
- Manchester Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (36 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (40 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (47 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (59 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (65 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 91 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Headley Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Bradley Park Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- The Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Hollins Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Branshaw Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Bacup Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Colne Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Horsforth Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Burnley Golf Club (Glen View) (Golf course, 15 mi)
- North Manchester Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.709 and -1.909 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 42' 32" and W -1° 54' 33"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:48 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 8:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge in Calderdale (England) with it's 9,948 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 169 mi (or 273 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Sowerby Bridge is now 07:48 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports closer to Sowerby Bridge, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Halifax, Clayton, Oxenhope, Meltham and Huddersfield. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holdsworth House
The New Hobbit Hotel
Shibden Mill Inn
Clarion Collection Cedar Court Hotel Huddersfield
The Three Acres Inn & Restaurant
Tower House Hotel
Thorpe House
The White Swan Halifax by Compass Hospitality
The Wool Merchant Hotel
Best Western Pennine Manor Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a Broad (i.e. with 14-foot-wide locks and bridgeholes) inland waterway in West Yorkshire, England, which has remained navigable since it was opened.
Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal is a navigable broad canal in northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. Its name refers to the town of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, through which it passes. The Rochdale is a broad canal because its locks are wide enough to allow vessels of 14 feet width.
Tuel Lane Lock
Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock, situated on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge. With a fall of 19 feet 8.5 inches, it is the deepest lock in the United Kingdom.
Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax RLFC.
Halifax High At Wellesley Park
Halifax High at Wellesley Park is a secondary school located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It has around 800 students aged 11–16 and about 125 members of staff. The school specialises in languages and the performing arts.
Triangle, West Yorkshire
Triangle is a village in Calderdale on the main A58 road over the Pennines, near Halifax and between Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden in the Ryburn valley. It dates mainly from the 19th century period of industrialisation but was here for some time prior. The name of the village derives from the patch of ground formed when the old road parted with the newer (A58) toll road to Rochdale. Previous to this time the village was named Pond.
Sowerby Bridge High School
Sowerby Bridge High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is on the site of Sowerby Bridge and District Secondary School, which opened in 1910, and which later became Sowerby Bridge Grammar School.
Friendly, West Yorkshire
Friendly is a settlement near Sowerby Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, lying on the A 646 road in the valley of the River Calder. It was described in Bartholomew's 1887 Gazetteer of the British Isles as a village 3 miles north west of Halifax. It is the home of The Friendly Band, a brass band founded in 1868, and has two pubs, the White Horse and The Friendly Inn.