South Hiendley

South Hiendley
South Hiendley Almshouses
South Hiendley is located in West Yorkshire
South Hiendley
South Hiendley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population1,817 (2011)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNSLEY
Postcode districtS72
Dialling code01226
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

South Hiendley is a village and civil parish near Barnsley but in the City of Wakefield council area in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,667,[1] increasing to 1,817 at the 2011 Census.[2] Until 1974 it was part of Hemsworth Rural District.

The village is on the edge of the county of West Yorkshire in the Wakefield area 8 miles (13 km) from the city centre. However it is marginally closer to the town of Barnsley 6 miles (10 km) just across the border in South Yorkshire. It has a Barnsley postcode (S72) and telephone code (01226), as well as being under the Postal Town of Barnsley and by default South Yorkshire.

The village has one public house, The Sun Inn, (the Fox Inn was demolished in 2013),[3] a primary school (South Hiendley Junior Infant and Early Years School)[4] and a Doctor's surgery.[5]

Historically, South Hiendley is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the Wapentake of Staincross. The Wapentake almost corresponds with the current Barnsley Metropolitan Area, although a few settlements and townships within the Staincross Wapentake (such as South Hiendley) were put outside the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and, since April 1974, lie within the current West Yorkshire Metropolitan Area.

See also

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 September 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ Pubs in South Hiendley - Pubsgalore.com
  4. ^ South Hiendley Junior Infant and Early Years School website
  5. ^ South Hiendley Surgery - NHS Choices

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