Moving in Southfield: what to know first
Southfield is a crossroads hamlet, with Southfield Lane and Smith Lane meeting at the Shooters Arms and a surface car park nearby. Barkerhouse Road, lit and with pavements at its town end, is the made-up road down into Nelson, while Delves Lane and the lanes around the hamlet are minor roads. The listed stone cottages and farmhouse stand in a group south-west of the crossroads, so name the building when you book.
Crawshaw Lane, off Southfield Lane, is partly a dirt track, and the houses on Deerstone Road and Linkside Avenue towards Nelson are on ordinary residential streets where the van can stop outside. For one of the lane houses, say whether the van can pull off the road while it loads, as the lanes here have no verges marked for parking.
Southfield: the local picture
Southfield's old core is a group of listed stone buildings about 400 metres south-west of the crossroads. Southfield Fold Farmhouse, early 17th century, has an L-shaped plan and a vaulted cellar. Southfield Cottages are a row of four former weavers' cottages, three of them three storeys high, and Southfield House has been divided into three dwellings. A tall, narrow cottage often means a winding stair, so measure it before booking a large bed or sofa.
The most unusual building is a barn of 1797 with Venetian windows, part of which became a Methodist chapel around 1800; a plaque records John Wesley preaching there in 1786. Marsden Park golf course, an 18-hole municipal course opened in 1968, lies beside the hamlet with its address on Townhouse Road, and Delves Lane and Barkerhouse Road lead down into the Nelson streets around Deerstone Road.
How the van gets to Southfield
The van arrives on Southfield Lane. On the suggested route from Bradford it crosses the moor road through Haworth to Laneshaw Bridge, passes through Colne and drops by Colne Lane, Waterside Road and Lenches Road to the lane. From the Nelson side, Barkerhouse Road links it with the town. Expect roughly 50 to 60 minutes from Bradford to the Shooters Arms crossroads, as an estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Southfield
Each service below links to its Nelson page, which covers how the job works in and around Nelson.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Southfield
All 11 services run to Southfield, each with its own page.
Common Southfield routes
- Southfield → NelsonBarkerhouse Road and Netherfield Road down to Broadway (A682) in the centre
- Southfield → Colnealong Southfield Lane to Lenches Road, coming into Colne by Exchange Street
- Southfield → BurnleyBarkerhouse Road to Leeds Road (A56) and Scotland Road, then west on the M65
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Southfield
Is the Southfield Methodist chapel really an old barn?
Partly. The listed building is a stone barn of 1797, and part of it was turned into a Methodist chapel around 1800. A plaque on it records that John Wesley preached there in 1786.
Why do some Southfield addresses end in Burnley?
BB10 is shared with Burnley, and the map record for the Shooters Arms gives Burnley as its town. The council is still Pendle: BB10 3RJ is in Nelson parish and the Marsden & Southfield ward.
Which road should I give for the van to reach Southfield?
Southfield Lane, where the Shooters Arms stands at the crossroads with Smith Lane. From Nelson the van comes up Barkerhouse Road to it, and from Colne it comes along Lenches Road.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB10 3RJ is in Nelson parish, Marsden & Southfield ward, Pendle
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the Southfield map point: BB10 3RJ, BB10 3RH and BB10 3RL, all Nelson parish
- OS Open Names, July 2026, record osgb4000000074551336: Southfield
- OpenStreetMap map data (checked 2026-09-30): Southfield hamlet, Southfield Lane, Smith Lane, Delves Lane, Barkerhouse Road, Deerstone Road (20 mph), Shooters Arms (Southfield Lane, BB10 3RJ, town Burnley), Marsden Park Golf Course (18 holes, Townhouse Road)
- Listed buildings in Nelson (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Southfield Fold Farmhouse and cottage (early 17th century, L-plan, vaulted cellar), Southfield Cottages (four former weavers' cottages, three of three storeys), Southfield House (three dwellings), Southfield Methodist Church and barn (1797 barn, chapel about 1800, Wesley plaque 1786)
- Nelson, Lancashire (Wikipedia): Marsden Park golf course, 18-hole municipal par 70 course on Townhouse Road opened in 1968; Marsden & Southfield ward
- Postcode district lookup (postcodes.io): BB10 covers parts of Burnley and Pendle
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data: Bradford, Haworth, Two Laws Road, Laneshaw Bridge, Colne, Colne Lane, Waterside Road, Lenches Road, Southfield Lane
- OpenStreetMap address lookup (Nominatim, checked 2026-09-30) at the suggested route's turn from Two Laws Road into School Lane: Two Laws Road, Lane Head, Laneshaw Bridge, Pendle, BB8 7EH; School Lane then meets Keighley Road in the village
- OpenStreetMap map data around the place (checked 2026-10-01): Southfield Lane and Smith Lane crossroads; Shooters Arms on Southfield Lane; surface car park; Barkerhouse Road residential, lit, pavements both sides, then unclassified; Delves Lane unclassified; Marsden Park Golf Course on Townhouse Road
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Southfield to Nelson by Southfield Lane, Barkerhouse Road, Netherfield Road, Sagar Street and Broadway (A682)
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Southfield to Colne by Southfield Lane, Lenches Road and Exchange Street
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Southfield to Burnley by Barkerhouse Road, Leeds Road (A56), Scotland Road (A682) and the M65
- OpenStreetMap map data around Southfield (read 2026-10-01): Southfield Lane, Smith Lane, Delves Lane (unclassified); Crawshaw Lane track and service, dirt and paved; Deerstone Road and Linkside Avenue (residential); Shooters Arms