Sowerby Castle
Sowerby Castle stands 100 m west of Sowerby Bridge. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Add Bronte Parsonage Museum, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.
Castle near Sowerby Bridge
Just outside Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Castle is 100 m west of Sowerby Bridge. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Sowerby Bridge has 60 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Afternoons in Sowerby Bridge reach 18–20°C from June to August.
Sowerby Castle
Castle in Sowerby, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 100 m west of Sowerby Bridge
Where it sits
Sowerby Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Sowerby Castle
Home to 88,111 people, Halifax is the largest of these 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Sowerby Bridge
Halifax
Luddenden Foot
Ripponden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Sowerby Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowerby Bridge | 100 m east of it | 4,483 | 10 |
| Halifax | 900 m northeast of it | 88,111 | 11 |
| Luddenden Foot | 1.6 km north of it | 2,148 | 4 |
| Ripponden | 2 km south of it | 4,775 | 4 |
| Mytholmroyd | 3.2 km northwest of it | 3,852 | 4 |
| Cragg Vale | 3.2 km west of it | 366 | 3 |
| Barkisland | 3.3 km southeast of it | 991 | 4 |
| Elland | 3.7 km east of it | 15,788 | 14 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km you can add 6 museums, a castle and an art gallery.
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum14 km away2
MuseumShibden Hall7.1 km away3
MuseumTolson Museum14 km away4
MuseumCalderdale Industrial Museum5.8 km away5
MuseumEureka! The National Children's Museum5.9 km away6
MuseumBankfield Museum5.9 km away7
CastleDobroyd Castle11 km away8
Art galleryHuddersfield Library and Art Gallery13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Sowerby Castle?
Sowerby Castle is 100 m west of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire.
What is Sowerby Castle?
Castle in Sowerby, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sowerby Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Sowerby Bridge, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Sowerby Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Sowerby Castle?
Within 15 km: Bronte Parsonage Museum (14 km), Shibden Hall (7.1 km), Tolson Museum (14 km) and Calderdale Industrial Museum (5.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shibden Hall: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calderdale Industrial Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eureka! The National Children's Museum: Sospot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bankfield Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dobroyd Castle: Dvprknsn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery: Chris Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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