Dore and Totley ward—which includes the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of Bradway , Dore, Totley, and Whirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in

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. It is currently represented by three

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councillors. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 26.3 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,404 people in 7,037 households. Dore and Totley ward is one of the five wards that make up the Sheffield Hallam

Parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

. The population of Dore and Totley is 16,740 (2011) with 7,334 Households.

Districts of Dore and Totley ward

Dore

Dore () is a village in

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

. Until 1934 it was part of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, but it is now a suburb of Sheffield. The village lies on a hill above the

River Sheaf The River Sheaf in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, flows northwards, past Dore, through Abbeydale and north of Heeley. It then passes into a culvert, through which it flows under the centre of Sheffield before joining the River Don. Th ...

, and has a reputation of being Sheffield's wealthiest suburb.

Totley

Totley () is a suburb on the extreme southwest of Sheffield, next to the

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/Derbyshire boundary. Formerly a Derbyshire village, Totley officially became part of Sheffield in 1935. Totley was mentioned in the

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of 1086 as ''Totinglee'', the name meaning a forest clearing belonging to Tota (probably the Saxon lord).

Totley Hall Totley is a suburb on the extreme southwest of the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Lying in the historic county boundaries of Derbyshire, Totley was amalgamated into the city of Sheffield in 1933, and is today part of the Dore ...

, built in 1623 and enlarged in the 19th century, was converted to a teacher training college in the 1950s and was latterly part of

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Cr ...

. Totley is roughly divided into three areas: Totley, New Totley and Totley Rise. It is served by the

Baslow Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, situated between Sheffield and Bakewell, just over north of Chatsworth House. It is sited by the River Derwent, which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge, alongside which is a ...

road, which is a continuation of Abbeydale Road South (A621). Through the district run the Totley Brook and the Old Hay Brook, which are the two sources of the

. Totley also lends its name to

Totley Tunnel Totley Tunnel is a tunnel under Totley Moor, on the Hope Valley line between Totley on the outskirts of Sheffield and Grindleford in Derbyshire, England. Construction Totley Tunnel was constructed by the Midland Railway on its line between ...

, the longest underland rail tunnel in the UK. This takes the Sheffield to Manchester line from Totley underneath the

Totley Moor Totley Moor is an open moorland hill to the west of the Sheffield suburb of Totley, in the Derbyshire Peak District. The summit is above sea level. Totley Tunnel runs for under Totley Moor and Longshaw Estate, between Totley and Grindlefor ...

Grindleford Grindleford is a village and civil parish in the county of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 909. It lies at an altitude of in the valley of the River Derwent in the ...

in Derbyshire.

Bradway

Bradway is a suburb in the south of Sheffield composed of three former Derbyshire villages: Upper Bradway, Bradway, and Lower Bradway. Bradway was annexed by Sheffield in the 1930s, thus placing it in the

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. The

Bradway Tunnel Bradway Tunnel, long, was built in 1870 about north of Dronfield, Derbyshire, in South Yorkshire, England. It is at the summit of the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield, on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" buil ...

opened in 1870 and carries the

Midland Main Line The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in England from London to Nottingham and Sheffield in the Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield in the East Midlands. ...

underneath Bradway on its route from Sheffield to Chesterfield.

Whirlow

Whirlow () lies north west of Dore, on the

Limb Brook The Limb Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It rises at the village of Ringinglow, flowing east through Whirlow and Ecclesall Woods into Abbeydale in the Beauchief area, where it merges with the River Sheaf. Near this po ...

. It is home to

Whirlow Hall Farm Whirlow Hall Farm is a working farm situated on Broad Elms Lane at Whirlow in the City of Sheffield, England. Since 1979 it has been the site of the Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, a registered charity which allows children and young people to visit a w ...

a working farm run as a children's charity and two parks. Whirlowbrook park is set in the 39 acre (158,000 m²) grounds of Whirlowbrook Hall (built 1906) the former home of Sheffield industrialist Sir Walter Benton-Jones (1880–1967).

Schools

Schools in the ward of Dore and Totley include Dore Primary School, Bradway Primary School, The Rowan Special School, Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totley Primary School and

King Ecgbert School King Ecgbert School is a Mixed-sex education, co-educational secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status (age range 11–18) in the village of Dore, South Yorkshire, Dore in the south-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, E ...

References

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