Stott Hall Farm is a farm located between the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the M62 motorway in Calderdale, England.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is the only farm in the UK situated in the middle of a motorway[7] and was built in the 18th century on Moss Moor. It lies south of Booth Wood Reservoir where the carriageways are separated between junctions 22 and 23.[8][9][10] The road divides for much of its length between the Windy Hill and Deanhead cuttings because of the surrounding geography; but a myth[11] persists that it was split because Ken and Beth Wild refused to sell.[9] However, the farm was actually owned by Yorkshire Water at the time the M62 was built.[12]
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Sally Boazman, BBC Radio 2's traffic reporter and CB radio users nicknamed it the Little House on the Prairie. It is separated from the motorway by crash barriers and a fence to keep livestock in and prevent out-of-control vehicles crashing onto the property.[8][13] It is one of the ten best-known sights on the motorway network.[14][13] It was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary, a Yorkshire Television documentary[15] and a short film.[16] It is referenced, though not by name, in the John Shuttleworth song titled "The Man Who Lives on the M62".
References
edit- ^ "The man in the middle!". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Life between the lanes: inside Yorkshire's motorway farm". The Guardian. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Lavender, Jane; Howarth, Rachel (2 January 2021). "Owners of house in the middle of the M62 tell the true story behind it". LancsLive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Cole, Laura. "Stuck in the middle - Geographical Magazine". geographical.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ McCoid, Sophie; Lavender, Jane (28 December 2020). "Owners of the house on the M62 explain true story behind it". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Grieveson-Smith, Jess (7 February 2022). "Fascinating truth behind story of the house in the middle of the M62". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Jennings, Ken (21 April 2014). "The Only Farm in the UK in the Middle of a Highway". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Farming in the fast lane". BBC. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Life in the Fast Lane". BBC West Yorkshire. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Motorways M60 to M69 – Most viewed". Photo gallery. SABRE. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Farming in the fast lane". BBC Manchester. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Jones, Craig; Ballinger, Lauren (3 July 2019). "This is the actual story behind that house in the middle of the M62". Leeds Live. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "The man in the middle!". 2 November 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Spaghetti Junction is top sight". BBC West Midlands. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ Michael Clegg (1983). "The Farm on the Motorway". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ^ Walker, Rowan (30 November 2008). "Farmhouse Island on M62: the Movie". The Observer. London.
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