Man with a Van Shaw Fields

Moving in Shaw Fields: what to know first

Shawfields Lane is the only surfaced way to the houses, and at about 2 metres wide a long van may not get all the way down it. The usual plan is to stop where the lane leaves Holme Lane or White Hill and carry the short distance to the door, with loading and unloading included either way. Send a photo of the lane outside your door and of the junction you use, and the stop is agreed before the day.

Because the terrace was built into the slope, the ground floors sit back into the hill and there can be a change of level between the lane and the door you use. With a house of that age, measure the stair and the doorways before booking a large sofa or wardrobe, and tell us how many steps there are. Old Lane and Row Lane nearby are a gravel path and a farm track, not ways in for the van.

Shaw Fields: the local picture

Three houses here are listed. Number 5 is a late 18th-century house and barn in one range, described as part of a field terrace; 6 is the painted end house with a lean-to; and 7, from the late 18th or early 19th century, has stone gutter brackets and a coped gable. All three have ground floors built back to earth, set into the slope behind them. About 170 metres east, Dark Wood Farmhouse and Dark Wood Cottage are listed as well, the cottage also built into the hill.

Shawfields Lane is surfaced but only about 2 metres wide, and Row Lane nearby is a track. Holme Lane, the way in from Slaithwaite, passes the listed houses at Lower Holme on the way. Say which house you are in when you book, and mention it if anything is coming out of a barn or outbuilding.

How the van gets to Shaw Fields

This one is approached from above rather than from the valley road. On the suggested route the van comes off the M62 on to the A640 New Hey Road, crosses by Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane and Heys Lane to Clough House Lane and North Lane, then runs along Holme Lane and into Shawfields Lane, roughly 35 to 50 minutes from Bradford in all.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Shaw Fields

Each service below links to its Huddersfield page, which covers how the job works in and around Huddersfield.

Every service we offer near Shaw Fields

All 11 services run to Shaw Fields, each with its own page.

Common Shaw Fields routes

• Shaw Fields → SlaithwaiteShawfields Lane and Holme Lane, then Nabbs Lane down to Carr Lane in the centre, about 1.6 miles
• Shaw Fields → MarsdenShawfields Lane, White Hill and West Slaithwaite Road to the A62 Manchester Road, then west along the valley into Marsden, about 2.2 miles
• Shaw Fields → BradfordHolme Lane, North Lane and Heys Lane up to Pole Gate and the A640, then the A643, the M62 and the M606, roughly 35 to 50 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Shaw Fields

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data, checked 2026-09-30): HD7 5XD is in Colne Valley West ward, Kirklees, unparished area
• Listed buildings in Colne Valley, western area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, checked 2026-09-30): 5 Shaw Fields and barn (late 18th century, part of a field terrace, back to earth), 6 Shaw Fields (end of terrace, painted stone, lean-to, back to earth), 7 Shaw Fields (gutter brackets, coped gable, back to earth), Dark Wood Farmhouse, Dark Wood Cottage (built back to earth)
• Listed buildings in Colne Valley, central area (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, checked 2026-09-30): listed houses on Holme Lane at Lower Holme
• OpenStreetMap map data extract (checked 2026-09-30): Shaw Fields hamlet, Shaw Fields Farm, Shawfields Lane (asphalt, width 2 m), Row Lane (track), Holme Lane, Dark Wood, Owler's Wood
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, from Bradford city centre (checked 2026-09-30): M62, A640 New Hey Road, Pole Gate, Moor Side Lane, Tiding Field Lane, Heys Lane, Clough House Lane, North Lane, Holme Lane, Shawfields Lane
• OpenStreetMap map data around Shaw Fields (checked again): Shawfields Lane (width 2 m, slopes down, asphalt), Shaw Fields Farm, Dark Wood
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, Shaw Fields to Slaithwaite centre: Shawfields Lane, Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Carr Lane, about 2.5 km
• Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data, Shaw Fields to Huddersfield centre: Shawfields Lane, West Slaithwaite Road, A62 Manchester Road, about 10.6 km
• OpenStreetMap map data around Shaw Fields (re-read): Shawfields Lane (unclassified, asphalt, width 2 m), White Hill, Holme Lane, Old Lane (fine gravel, public footpath, 2.5 m), Row Lane (track), Booth Bank
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Shaw Fields to Marsden: Shawfields Lane, White Hill, West Slaithwaite Road, Manchester Road (A62), 2.2 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Shaw Fields to Bradford: Shawfields Lane, Holme Lane, North Lane, Clough House Lane, Heys Lane, Tiding Field Lane, Moor Side Lane, Pole Gate, New Hey Road (A640), Lindley Moor Road (A643), M62, M606
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Shaw Fields to Slaithwaite: Shawfields Lane, Holme Lane, Nabbs Lane, Carr Lane, 1.6 miles