Sowood is a Village in the county of West Yorkshire.

Sowood postcode: HX4 9JL

Retail in Sowood

There are great places to visit near Sowood including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, geological features, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.

Cities to visit near Sowood include Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden are some of Sowood best villages to visit near Sowood.

There are a several good woodlands in the Sowood area like Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

There are a number of parks near Sowood including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

The area around Sowood features a number of interesting historic buildings including Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.

Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Sowood best museums to visit near Sowood.

There are a number of gardens near to Sowood including Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Don't miss Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's country parks if visiting the area around Sowood.

Hiking Areas to visit near Sowood include Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

The area around Sowood boasts some of the best towns including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Sowood has some unmissable lakes nearby like Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Sowood has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

There are a several good hills in the Sowood area like Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor are some of Sowood best ancient sites to visit near Sowood.

The area close to Sowood boasts some of the best geological features including The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

The area around Sowood features a number of interesting nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

There are a number of shopping centres near Sowood including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Airports to visit near Sowood include Leeds Bradford Airport.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Sowood like Middleton Park.

Ruins to visit near Sowood include Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

Don't miss River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Sowood.

There are a number of castles near to Sowood including Sandal Castle.

Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls are some of Sowood best waterfalls to visit near Sowood.

Boroughs to visit near Sowood include Kirklees.

Sowood History

There are some historic monuments around Sowood:

• Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
• Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
• Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
• Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
• Crosland Lower Hall moated site
• Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage
• Magna Via
• Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
• Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands
• Cairn known as Millers Grave on Midgley Moor
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor
• Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement
• Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden
• Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall
• Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm
• Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Grimscar Roman tilery
• Close Gate Bridge
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick
• Brow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack Farm
• The gibbet platform
• Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 350m south west of Goose Clough at Hunter Hill, Ovenden