Norland: what to know before moving day
Timber-framed farmhouses here were rebuilt in stone in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the woollen trade grew, and many survive. On this western slope, Butterworth End Farmhouse is a mid-17th-century house later divided into separate dwellings, and Longley Farmhouse, Longley Cottage and a 19th-century barn at Butterworth End are listed. Norland Hall, near Milner Royd, was struck by lightning in 1911; William Randolph Hearst bought its stones, and some ended up in a chapel in San Simeon, California.
Norland Moor covers about 250 acres of heather moorland rising to 932 feet at the trig point, near the Ladstone outcrop, and has been a Local Nature Reserve since 2002. St Luke's Church opened in 1866, and the primary school began as a Sunday school in 1871. A scarecrow festival fills the village around the first weekend in September, which is worth remembering when choosing a moving date.
How the van gets to Norland
The western lanes come up from the A58 at Sowerby Bridge. Butterworth End Lane and Longley Lane connect through Moor Bottom Lane, New Longley Lane, Doldram Lane and Long Lane with Watson Mill Lane, which meets the A58. These are minor village lanes, so tell us which one your house is on.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Norland
Each service below links to its Sowerby Bridge page, which covers how the job works in and around Sowerby Bridge.
Norland: questions before you book
Does Norland have shops for moving day?
No. The village has no shops, only the Moorcock pub and the working men's club, so pick up food and supplies in Sowerby Bridge on the way.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HX6 3NB is in Sowerby Bridge ward, Calderdale, parish: Calderdale, unparished area
- Norland (Wikipedia): dispersed village south of Sowerby Bridge above the Calder and Ryburn valleys, timber-framed farmhouses replaced in stone in the 17th and 18th centuries, Norland Hall near Milner Royd (lightning 1911, stones bought by Hearst, chapel in San Simeon), St Luke's 1866, school from a Sunday school of 1871, Norland Moor about 250 acres rising to 932 feet, the Ladstone, Local Nature Reserve 2002, population about 600 against about 1,500, no shops, the Moorcock and the working men's club, scarecrow festival around the first weekend in September
- Listed buildings in Greetland and Stainland (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): the ward list includes Norland; Butterworth End Farmhouse and barn, Longley Farmhouse and barn, Longley Cottage
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research coordinates): Longley Lane, Butterworth End Lane, Longley (hamlet), Stubbing Lane, Rochdale Road (A58)
- OpenStreetMap map data (wider API extract, road junctions traced): Longley Lane and Butterworth End Lane - Moor Bottom Lane - New Longley Lane - Doldram Lane - Long Lane - Watson Mill Lane - A58