Stott Hall Farm, viewed from moorland above westbound carriageway of the M62 motorway
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]
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]