Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Sowood, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sowood map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sowood, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Sowood |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Calderdale |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.663288 |
| Longitude | -1.883738 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sowood, a place where the West Yorkshire hills begin their slow unfurling, holds a quiet presence. It lies 3.9 km south-west of Elland (from Elland: bearing 233°T, OS grid SE 077 185), and is situated south of Stainland village. The air here often carries a damp, earthy scent, a reminder of the fields and the gentle slopes that define Sowood's modest landscape, where the light, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, can cast a diffused, almost milky glow upon the stone cottages. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Sowood’s history is etched into the gradual rise and fall of its terrain, a landscape shaped by centuries of farming and the quiet industry that once hummed through nearby valleys. The houses, built of local stone, seem to absorb the muted colours of the surrounding countryside, their windows reflecting the ever-changing West Yorkshire sky.
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Explore Sowood, 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: 53.663288, -1.883738. 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.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |