Bradfield, South Yorkshire

Bradfield
View of the Loxley Valley in Bradfield parish
Bradfield is located in South Yorkshire
Bradfield
Bradfield
Location within South Yorkshire
Population17,100 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK 251 916
Civil parish
  • Bradfield
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS6
Dialling code0114
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°25′44″N 1°35′53″W / 53.429°N 1.598°W / 53.429; -1.598

Bradfield is a civil parish in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England.

The civil parish is extensive, the western half is situated in the moorlands of the Peak District, the eastern half is in lower agricultural land and contains the parish's significant habitations, which include the Sheffield suburb of Stannington, as well as Oughtibridge and Worrall, and the villages of High Bradfield and Low Bradfield. The parish also includes several reservoirs, and a number of minor settlements, such as Ewden. Bradfield is located 8 miles (13 km) from Sheffield city centre and 14 miles (23 km) from Barnsley.

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village. It was also the location of the seventh climb of the stage, the Category 4 Côte de Bradfield. It was 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long at an average gradient of 7.4%. The one point in the King of the Mountains competition was claimed by Andriy Hrivko of Astana Pro Team.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.