Southowram
Sign in to saveSouthowram ( ) is a village and former civil parish in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on hill top between Halifax and Brighouse, on the south side of the Shibden Valley. Northowram is on the northern side of the valley. Southowram falls within the Town ward of Calderdale Council. The village is included within the Halifax built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics.
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Place details
- Locality
- Calderdale
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,003
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- History and governance
- Landmarks
- Law Hill House
- Ashday Hall
- Industries
- Religion
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Southowram ( ) is a village and former civil parish in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on hill top between Halifax and Brighouse, on the south side of the Shibden Valley. Northowram is on the northern side of the valley. Southowram falls within the Town ward of Calderdale Council. The village is included within the Halifax built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics.
==History and governance== The name Owram derives from the plural form of the Old English ofer meaning 'a flat topped ridge'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Southowram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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