Stannington ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in the
City of Sheffield
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,
England
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. It is located in the western part of the borough, including some westernmost suburbs of the city; most of the land is rural. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 18,222.
It is one of the wards that make up the
Sheffield Hallam parliamentary constituency.
Description
The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,222 in 8,030 Households
in a land area of , of which over 90% is greenspace.
Most of the area of the ward is covered by the
civil parish of Bradfield.
The ward includes parts of the western fringes of the greater conurbation of Sheffield, including: the
Stannington and
Middlewood suburbs of Sheffield, and the village suburbs of
Loxley and
Worrall
Worrall is a small rural village in the civil parish of Bradfield, South Yorkshire, England, north west of Sheffield city centre. It has an area of 233 hectares, and population of 1,306 as of 2006, and borders the Sheffield suburbs of Wadsl ...
, all located on the eastern fringes of the ward. The remainder of the eastern half of the ward is mostly agricultural land, including some industry, and several reservoirs (
Damflask Reservoir
Damflask Reservoir is situated at grid reference five miles (eight kilometres) west of the centre of Sheffield in the Loxley, South Yorkshire, Loxley valley close to the village of Low Bradfield and within the city's boundaries. The hamlet of ...
,
Dale Dike Reservoir
Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir () is a reservoir in the north-east Peak District, in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, a mile (1.6 km) west of Bradfield and from the centre of Sheffield
Sheffield is a ci ...
,
Strines Reservoir
Strines Reservoir is a water storage reservoir situated at , west of the centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.
Construction
The reservoir was constructed in 1869 after the Sheffield Water Committee made the decision in the late 1 ...
, and
Agden Reservoir
Agden Reservoir is a water storage reservoir, situated at grid reference , west of the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water / Kelda Group. The reservoir covers an area of and has a capacity of of wat ...
) and includes the villages of
Low Bradfield
Low Bradfield is a village within the Bradfield, South Yorkshire, civil parish of Bradfield in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the boundary of the city of Sheffield in the upper part of the River Loxley, Loxley Valley, 6ΒΌ mile ...
,
High Bradfield, and
Dungworth.
[Ordnance Survey, 1:25000. c.2012]
The western part of the ward is moorland, including Howden and Bradfield moors, and contains no significant settlements.
Stannington ward was also home to a council run branch library until this facility was withdrawn in 2014 by the local authority as a cost cutting measure. The replacement of this council run service by a volunteer-led facility has been controversial, with prominent library campaign group Voices For The Library highlighting major concerns around volunteers having responsibility for the "Books On Prescription" service and issues surrounding data protection. The transfer of the library to volunteers has also resulted in huge decreases in book loans and other usage.
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See also
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Moscar Cross, boundary marker and guide stone, and area on the Derbyshire border.
Locations
* Stannington (suburb), ()
* Loxley , ()
* Worral , ()
* Low Bradfield ,
* High Bradfield , ()
* Dungworth , ()
* Middlewood
References
External links
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{{Sheffield
Wards of Sheffield