Southowram West Yorkshire Map

About Southowram

Southowram exhales a quiet dignity, a place where the Yorkshire sky seems to hold a particular, soft light. It lies 2.5 km south-east of Halifax (from Halifax: bearing 124°T, OS grid SE 113 237). The land here gently rolls, a canvas for fields that have long been tended, their boundaries marked by ancient stone walls that speak of patient hands. Once a hub for the quarrying of the local stone, the echoes of that industry are subtle now, softened by time and the encroaching green. Southowram's heart beats around its village green, a space that feels worn smooth by generations of footsteps, a quiet stage for the ebb and flow of everyday life, where the distant silhouette of Shibden Hall might, on a clear day, offer a fleeting connection to a storied past.

About This Southowram Map Page

Explore Southowram, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.710069, -1.828797. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.