Apologies Diana, I wasn't thinking straight. Yes, there is a small area called Sowerby adjacent to Sowerby Bridge, I guess you might class it as different, especially for genealogy purposes. The two were possibly totally separate in years gone by and have now merged almost as one. Kath. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian & Diana Teerlink" <teerlink@facile.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [BARRACLOUGH] Sowerby, England > All of the entries we are looking at say Sowerby near Halifax. > > On the map we are using it looks like Sowerby is near Sowerby > Bridge but we can not tell. Are they different? > > Familysearch has many Sowerby listings: > > England, York, Sowerby > England, York, Sowerby (near Halifax) > England, York, Sowerby (near Thirsk) > England, York, Sowerby-Bridge > etc. > > What do you think? > > Thanks > > Diana