Cowlersley | |
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Manchester Road, Cowersley (2008) | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE108153 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
Postcode district | HD4 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Cowlersley is a district 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Milnsbridge and Linthwaite and south of the A62 and the River Colne.[1] The name Cowlersley means 'a charcoal burner's wood' and was first recorded in 1226.[2]
The district has a primary school which was inspected by Ofsted in 2013 and listed as "requiring improvement".[3]
Its main claim to fame is that the former British prime minister Harold Wilson was born and lived in Cowlersley in his early childhood,[4] at 4 Warneford Road.