Howden: what to know before moving day
Howden Road runs east out of Silsden between housing streets. A hostel for refugees and prisoners of war from several countries was built off Howden Road in the 1940s; the site is now a housing estate, and a plaque put up by the local Ukrainian community in 1988 marks it on Ings Way. Craven Drive, Jacques Grove and Daisy Hill also open off Howden Road, and Howden Cemetery lies nearby.
Past the last houses, Howden Road meets Hawber Lane and becomes Holden Lane, a country road with a 60 mph limit. Howden Grange Farm stands beside it close to the canal, where Holden Bridge and the Holden Swing Bridge (canal bridge 193) cross the water, and Canal Lane is a cobbled track. Further along, Brunthwaite Bridge Lane crosses on Brunthwaite Swing Bridge, which has a timber deck. A long van should not be sent over a farm swing bridge or down Canal Lane, so give the driver the exact address and the road side of the property.
How the van gets to Howden
From Bradford the van follows the A650 to Keighley and the A629 north to Steeton, then the A6034 Keighley Road over the River Aire into Silsden. Through the town it picks up Howden Road, which leads east to its junction with Hawber Lane and Holden Lane.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Howden
Each service below links to its Silsden page, which covers how the job works in and around Silsden.
Howden: questions before you book
Is this the Howden near Goole?
No. This Howden is part of Silsden, in the City of Bradford district, with a BD20 postcode: postcodes.io places BD20 0LW in Silsden parish and Airedale ward. The market town of Howden in the East Riding is a different place, so check the postcode before booking.
Can the van cross the canal to reach a farm near Howden?
Only where the bridge and the lane suit a long wheelbase van. Brunthwaite Swing Bridge is mapped at about 2 metres wide and the Holden crossing carries a farm track, so tell the driver which side of the canal the property is on and send a photo of the approach.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD20 0LW is in Airedale ward, Bradford, parish of Silsden
- Silsden (Wikipedia): 1940s hostel off Howden Road for refugees and prisoners of war, now a housing estate, 1988 Ukrainian plaque on Ings Way; A6034 Keighley Road crossing the River Aire
- Howden (Wikipedia): the other Howden, a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 3 miles north of Goole
- OpenStreetMap: Howden Grange Farm by the canal
- OpenStreetMap: Holden Swing Bridge (bridge 193), Holden Bridge, Canal Lane (cobbled track), Holden Lane (60 mph), Brunthwaite Bridge Lane and Brunthwaite Swing Bridge (timber deck, 2 m wide), Howden Road junction with Hawber Lane and Holden Lane, Ings Way, Craven Drive, Jacques Grove, Daisy Hill, Howden Cemetery
- OpenStreetMap: A6034 Keighley Road from the A629 at Steeton