Sowerbyshire
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Sowerbyshire, formerly a small shire of northern England in Norman times, was based around the West Yorkshire town of Sowerby
. It was administered as a manor during the 15th century; the court for the manor of Sowerbyshire met at Sowerby or Halifax
from 1433, before 1430 it met at Wakefield
. The shire was designated a Royal Chase and may have once have been of strategic importance, Sowerby being the site of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, unusual for this part of England.
Sowerby, West Yorkshire
Sowerby is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies amongst the Pennines, contiguous with Sowerby Bridge, west-southwest of Halifax and west-northwest of Huddersfield....
. It was administered as a manor during the 15th century; the court for the manor of Sowerbyshire met at Sowerby or Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
from 1433, before 1430 it met at Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
. The shire was designated a Royal Chase and may have once have been of strategic importance, Sowerby being the site of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, unusual for this part of England.