Upper Denby

Upper Denby
Upper Denby Church
Upper Denby is located in West Yorkshire
Upper Denby
Upper Denby
Location within West Yorkshire
Population715 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE229073
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°33′36″N 1°39′18″W / 53.560°N 1.655°W / 53.560; -1.655

Upper Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

Lying 7 miles north-west of Barnsley and 11 miles to the south-east of Huddersfield and 2 miles south of Denby Dale, on an east facing slope of the Pennines, it occupies a position 820 feet (250 m) above sea level.

The southern edge of the village is bordered by the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley within the county of South Yorkshire.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Upper Denby Built-up area (E34000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2019.