Wharncliffe Side

Wharncliffe Side

The Blue Ball pub at Wharncliffe Side
Wharncliffe Side
 Wharncliffe Side shown within Sheffield
Metropolitan boroughSheffield
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHEFFIELD
Postcode district S35
Dialling code 0114
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentPenistone and Stocksbridge
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°27′00″N 1°33′14″W / 53.450°N 1.554°W / 53.450; -1.554

Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough.

Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the River Don, approximately 10 km northwest of Sheffield city centre, and 1 km northwest of Oughtibridge, south of the confluence of the Ewden beck and the River Don. The A6102 road passes through the village.[1]

The village has a population of 1355 (2011),[2] and is a commuter village for Sheffield and Stocksbridge.[3] The village is within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward. There is a primary school on Brighthomelee Lane. Glen Howe Park is situated at the southern end of the village. The ancient farming hamlet of Brightholmlee lies 0.5 km to the west. a small village pub sits just on the edge of wharncliffe side, named 'The Wharncliffe Arms'.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance survey. 1:25000. c.2012
  2. ↑ Wharncliffe Side is made up of 5 Output Areas in The Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward http://ukcensusdata.com/stocksbridge-and-upper-don-e05001063#sthash.3EoM4KJv.dpbs
  3. ↑ Long, Peter, ed. (2004) [1998], The Hidden Places Of England, Travel Publishing, p. 605, ISBN 1-904-434-12-6
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