Northowram
| Northowram | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Matthew, Northowran | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE115265 |
| Location: | 53°44’6"N, 1°49’30"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Halifax |
| Postcode: | HX3 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Calderdale |
Northowram is a village lying north-east of the town of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It stands 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, two and a half miles north-east of Halifax and six and a half miles from Bradford. Its population at that point was 6,841 and Northowram Hall was the seat of J. F. Dyson, Esq.
The village has three churches: St Matthew's Church of England parish church, a Methodist church, and a Heywood United Reformed Church. St Matthew's is a Grade II listed building, constructed of snecked local sandstone with a graded stone-slate roof.[2]
==Society The village hosts an annual Scarecrow Festival.[3][4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Northowram) |
References
- ↑ Information on Northowram from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 1133912: Church of St Matthew (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Northowram Scarecrow Festival – This weekend". halifaxnorthandeast.com. 26 April 2016. https://halifaxnorthandeast.com/2016/04/26/northowram-scarecrow-festival-this-weekend/. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Northowram Scarecrow Festival". Halifax Courier. http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/northowram-scarecrow-festival-1-5648553. Retrieved 10 December 2016.