Northowram

Northowram
Parish Church of St Matthew – tower
Northowram is located in Calderdale
Northowram
Northowram
Northowram is located in West Yorkshire
Northowram
Northowram
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE115265
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHalifax
Postcode districtHX3
Dialling code01422
PoliceWest Yorkshire
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53°44′06″N 1°49′30″W / 53.73499°N 1.824891°W / 53.73499; -1.824891

Northowram (/ˈnɔːrθɑːrəm/ NOR-thar-əm) is a village lying north-east of the town of Halifax in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. 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, 2+1⁄2 miles north-east of Halifax and 6+1⁄2 miles from Bradford. Its population at that point was 6,841 and Northowram Hall was the seat of J. F. Dyson, Esq. The ward is now called Northowram and Shelf. Following the 2021 census Northowram is defined by the Office for National Statistics as forming part of the Shelf and Northowram built-up area, which had a population of 9,195.[2]

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 which is constructed of snecked local sandstone with a graded stone-slate roof.[3] The village has one school, Northowram Primary School.[4]

The serial killer John Christie was born at Black Boy House near the village in 1899.[5]

The village hosts an annual Scarecrow Festival.[6][7]

  1. ^ Colin Hinson (2006). "Halifax Supplementary". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Church of St Matthew – Northowram – Calderdale – England – British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Northowram School". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "The 'quiet boy' who became serial killer". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Northowram Scarecrow Festival – This weekend". halifaxnorthandeast.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Northowram Scarecrow Festival". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 10 December 2016.