Upper Denby

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Upper Denby
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Upper Denby
Location within West Yorkshire
Population715 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE229073
Metropolitan borough
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Huddersfield
Postcode district HD8
Dialling code 01484
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53°33′36″N1°39′18″W / 53.560°N 1.655°W / 53.560; -1.655 Coordinates: 53°33′36″N1°39′18″W / 53.560°N 1.655°W / 53.560; -1.655

Upper Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

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Lying 11 miles (17 km) to the south-east of Huddersfield and 2 miles (3 km) south of Denby Dale, on an east facing slope of the Pennines, it occupies a position 820 feet (250 m) above sea level.

The southern edge of the village is bordered by the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley within the county of South Yorkshire.

The village

It has a pub (The George Inn), a dentist, a church (St John the Evangelist) [2] and cricket ground. (The Denby Cricket Club are in the Huddersfield Cricket League)

Upper Denby is home to Denby C of E first school. [3]

In the 2001 census the population was given as 719 and included the settlement of High Flatts. [4] By the 2011 census, this had dropped to a population of 715. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Upper Denby Built-up area (E34000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "St John the Evangelist - A Church Near You". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. "Denby Church Of England Voluntary Aided First School - Home". www.denbyfirstschool.kirklees.sch.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Upper Denby Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). kirklees.gov.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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