Sowood: what to know before moving day
Through Sowood the B6112 carries several names, among them Stainland Road, Green Lane, Sowood Fold and Sowood Hill, on its way between Stainland and Outlane. Park Lane leaves it past Sowood Park, with Mayfair Avenue, Greenfield Close and Thornhill Hey close by, and Moor Hey Lane and Thorn Hill are the other side roads. Sowood Community Centre and the Dog and Partridge pub are both within about 400 metres.
The disused Wham Leigh Quarry is just off the main road, Back Wood lies nearby and Holywell Brook runs a few hundred metres away. Sowood's parish, created in 2017, was the first new parish in Calderdale since 1974, so the village has Stainland and District Parish Council as well as Calderdale Council.
How the van gets to Sowood
From Elland the B6112, Stainland Road, climbs through West Vale, Holywell Green and Stainland to Sowood. The other end of the same road comes up from Outlane, near junction 23 of the M62 at Mount Roundabout. From Bradford the estimate is roughly 25 to 40 minutes, the last part on these hill roads.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Sowood
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Sowood: questions before you book
Can the van come up from the M62 rather than through Elland?
Yes. The B6112 has two ends: one climbs from Elland through West Vale, Holywell Green and Stainland, and the other comes up from Outlane, near junction 23 of the M62 at Mount Roundabout. Say which end of Sowood you are at, and the route is planned from the nearer one.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HX4 9JQ is in Ryburn ward, Calderdale, parish: Stainland and District
- Sowood, West Yorkshire (Wikipedia): village in Stainland and District parish, south-west of Elland, 280 m, one of the highest places in Calderdale, B6112 to Stainland, Greetland and Outlane, near the Kirklees boundary
- Stainland and District (Wikipedia): parish formed 1 April 2017, settlements Stainland, Holywell Green, Sowood, Jagger Green, Old Lindley and Sowood Green, first new parish since 1974
- A643 road (Wikipedia): junction 23 of the M62 at Mount Roundabout, Outlane
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research coordinates): B6112 as Stainland Road, Green Lane, Sowood Fold and Sowood Hill, Park Lane, Sowood Park, Mayfair Avenue, Greenfield Close, Thornhill Hey, Moor Hey Lane, Thorn Hill, Sowood Community Centre about 280 m, Dog & Partridge about 400 m, Wham Leigh Quarry (disused), Back Wood, Holywell Brook