Upper Cumberworth

Upper Cumberworth
Crossroads, Upper Cumberworth
Upper Cumberworth is located in West Yorkshire
Upper Cumberworth
Upper Cumberworth
Location within West Yorkshire
Population1,122 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSE212088
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUDDERSFIELD
Postcode districtHD8
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°34′34″N 1°40′55″W / 53.576°N 1.682°W / 53.576; -1.682

Upper Cumberworth is a small village in West Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Denby Dale and the Diocese of Wakefield. It is between the villages of Denby Dale and Shepley, above the village of Lower Cumberworth. It occupies a rural location, surrounded by fields and woodland but close to Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Sheffield by public transport or road.

The 2001 Census gave the population of Upper Cumberworth and Lower Cumberworth combined as 1,222.[1]

  1. ^ "Community statistics" Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Kirklees.gov.uk, Xls download required. Retrieved 7 January 2011