Dunford

Dunford
Civil parish
Dunford is located in South Yorkshire
Dunford
Dunford
Location within South Yorkshire
Population568 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE166032
Civil parish
  • Dunford
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS36
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°31′28″N 1°44′51″W / 53.5245°N 1.7476°W / 53.5245; -1.7476

Dunford is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Peak District and within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 568.[1] The parish is centred on Dunford Bridge to the west and Lower Cumberworth to the east with Crow Edge virtually central between them.

The parish includes several other villages and hamlets such as Carlecotes and Flouch. There are several important water sources in the parish, such as the Broadstone, Dunford Bridge, Harden, Ingbirchworth, Royd Moor, Scout Dyke, Snailsden and the Upper and Lower Windleden Reservoirs, fed from the surrounding moorland and managed by Yorkshire Water.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Dunford Parish (E04000042)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2020.