Swartha: what to know before moving day
Swartha Lane links Hawber Lane, on the edge of Silsden, with Brownbank Lane, and the houses sit along it. Swartha Wood is beside the settlement, and just to the north is the Haw, a hilltop with a survey point. Old sandstone quarries are marked on the map around it, and the ridge of Brown Bank lies to the north-east.
Raikes House Farm and Well House are among the named properties nearby, and the listed Barden Aqueduct, three stone arches of about 1858 carrying a water supply over Brunthwaite Brook, is a few hundred metres away. With houses spread along a lane rather than on a numbered street, the house name matters as much as the postcode, and a photo of the gate and drive helps the driver judge where to stop.
How the van gets to Swartha
There are two ways in. From Silsden, Howden Road leads to Hawber Lane, and Swartha Lane turns off it. From the north, Bolton Road (the A6034 towards Addingham) meets Brownbank Lane, a 60 mph country road that joins the other end of Swartha Lane. From Bradford the van reaches Silsden by the A650, the A629 and the A6034 over the Aire.
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 Swartha
Each service below links to its Silsden page, which covers how the job works in and around Silsden.
Swartha: questions before you book
Which end of Swartha Lane should the van come in from?
It depends where the house is. The Hawber Lane end connects to Silsden through Howden Road, and the Brownbank Lane end connects to Bolton Road, the A6034. Say which end the house is nearer when you book, with the house name and the full postcode.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD20 0LP is in Airedale ward, Bradford, parish of Silsden
- OpenStreetMap: Swartha hamlet on Swartha Lane, which joins Hawber Lane and Brownbank Lane (60 mph); Brownbank Lane to Bolton Road (A6034); Swartha Wood, the Haw survey point, old sandstone quarries, Brown Bank ridge, Raikes House Farm, Well House, Barden Aqueduct
- Listed buildings in Silsden (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): Barden Aqueduct, c. 1858, three segmental arches carrying a water supply over Brunthwaite Brook; milestone on Bolton Road (A6034) inscribed for the Blackburn, Addingham and Cocking End road
- Silsden (Wikipedia): the parish and town; A6034 crossing the Aire