Wharncliffe Side is a village in
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...
, England, northwest of
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
and within the
city borough.
Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the
River Don, approximately northwest of Sheffield city centre, and northwest of
Oughtibridge
Oughtibridge ( ) is a residential village in the north of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield, South Yorkshire, Bradfield civil parish. The village stands about northwest of the Sheffield City Centre, city centre in the valley of the Riv ...
, south of the confluence of the
Ewden beck and the River Don. The village is at an elevation of and the
A6102 road
The A6102 is a 4 digit Great Britain road numbering scheme#A roads, A road in South Yorkshire, England.
Route
It begins in the Beauchief and Greenhill, Greenhill area of Sheffield, at a junction with the A61 road, A61 (at the Meadowhead Rou ...
passes through the village.
The village has a population of 1355 as of 2011, and is a commuter village for Sheffield and
Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, it is encircled to the north and east by the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, although since 1974 it lies within the borders of the City of Sheffield, in ...
.
The village is within the
Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward. There is a primary school on Brighthomelee Lane, along with a post office and two public houses within the village.
Glen Howe Park is situated at the southern end of the village. The ancient farming hamlet of
Brightholmlee lies to the west.
See also
*
Wharncliffe Crags, river Don valley landmark north of the village, associated with the legend of the
Dragon of Wantley
References
External links
* http://www.wharncliffeside.org.uk/ - Wharncliffe Side Primary School Website
Villages of the metropolitan borough of Sheffield
Towns and villages of the Peak District
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