Dore and Totley ward—which includes the

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of Bradway , Dore, Totley, and Whirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in

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. It is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 26.3 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,404 people in 7,037 households. Dore and Totley ward is one of the five wards that make up the Sheffield Hallam

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. The population of Dore and Totley is 16,740 (2011) with 7,334 Households.

Districts of Dore and Totley ward

Dore

Dore () is a village in

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. Until 1934 it was part of

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, but it is now a suburb of Sheffield. The village lies on a hill above the River Sheaf, and has a reputation of being Sheffield's wealthiest suburb.

Totley

Totley () is a suburb on the extreme southwest of Sheffield, next to the

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/Derbyshire boundary. Formerly a Derbyshire village, Totley officially became part of Sheffield in 1935. Totley was mentioned in the

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of 1086 as ''Totinglee'', the name meaning a forest clearing belonging to Tota (probably the Saxon lord).

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, built in 1623 and enlarged in the 19th century, was converted to a teacher training college in the 1950s and was latterly part of

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. Totley is roughly divided into three areas: Totley, New Totley and Totley Rise. It is served by the Baslow road, which is a continuation of Abbeydale Road South (A621). Through the district run the Totley Brook and the Old Hay Brook, which are the two sources of the River Sheaf. Totley also lends its name to Totley Tunnel, the longest underland rail tunnel in the UK. This takes the Sheffield to Manchester line from Totley underneath the Totley Moor to Grindleford in Derbyshire.

Bradway

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. The Bradway Tunnel opened in 1870 and carries the

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underneath Bradway on its route from Sheffield to Chesterfield.

Whirlow

Whirlow () lies north west of Dore, on the Limb Brook. It is home to Whirlow Hall Farm a working farm run as a children's charity and two parks. Whirlowbrook park is set in the 39 acre (158,000 m²) grounds of Whirlowbrook Hall (built 1906) the former home of Sheffield industrialist Sir Walter Benton-Jones (1880–1967).

Schools

Schools in the ward of Dore and Totley include Dore Primary School, Bradway Primary School, The Rowan Special School, Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totley Primary School and King Ecgbert School.

References

{{Sheffield Wards of Sheffield