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]

Cowlersley
Manchester Road, Cowersley (2008)
Cowlersley Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE108153
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD4
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Colne Valley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.6347°N 1.8366°W / 53.6347; -1.8366

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.

See also

• Listed buildings in Colne Valley (eastern area)
• Listed buildings in Golcar

References

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