Dunford

Dunford
Civil parish
Dunford Location within South Yorkshire
Population	568 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference	SE166032
Civil parish	Dunford
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S36
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Penistone and Stocksbridge
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°31′28″N1°44′51″W / 53.5245°N 1.7476°W / 53.5245; -1.7476

For people with the surname, see Dunford (surname).

Dunford is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Peak District and within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 568. ^[1] The parish is centred on Dunford Bridge to the west and Lower Cumberworth to the east with Crow Edge virtually central between them.

The parish includes several other villages and hamlets such as Carlecotes and Flouch. There are several important water sources in the parish, such as the Broadstone, Dunford Bridge, Harden, Ingbirchworth, Royd Moor, Scout Dyke, Snailsden and the Upper and Lower Windleden Reservoirs, fed from the surrounding moorland and managed by Yorkshire Water.

History

The parish was formed in 1938 from parts of the urban districts of Holme, Newmill (Fulstone, Hepworth, Scholes) and Thurlstone.

Before the Local Government Act 1972, when South Yorkshire was formed, the parish was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 627. ^[2]

Although the parish is within South Yorkshire some members of the parish council and the clerk to the council are residents of the adjoining parish of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. ^[3]

Dunford was for hundreds of years within the ancient Wapentake of Staincross, an area that almost corresponds with the borders of the modern day Barnsley Metropolitan Area.

See also

• Listed buildings in Dunford

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Dunford Parish (E04000042)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Dunford Parish (00CC004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 March 2020.
3. "Dunford Parish Council". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.