Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward is one of the 28 electoral wards of the borough of

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

, South Yorkshire, England. The population of this ward was 18,541 at the 2011 Census. The main population centres in the ward are

Stocksbridge Stocksbridge is a town and civil parish, in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies just to the east of the Peak District. The town is located in the steep-sided valley of th ...

and

Oughtibridge Oughtibridge ( ) is a residential village in the north of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield civil parish. The village stands north-west of the city centre in the valley of the River Don. The population of the village has increased si ...

; the ward also includes the villages of

Deepcar Deepcar is a village located on the eastern fringe of the town of Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the electoral ward of Stocksbridge and Upper Don, approximately north-west of Sheffield city centre.Ordnance survey. 1:25000. ...

Wharncliffe Side Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough. Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the River Don, approximately northwest of Sheffield city centre, and northwest of ...

Bolsterstone Bolsterstone is a village in South Yorkshire, England, south of Stocksbridge, and 8.5 miles to the northwest of the City of Sheffield and within the city borough. It lies on the border of the Peak District national park. Bolsterstone had a pop ...

, Midhopestones,

Upper Midhope Upper Midhope (archaic ''Over Midhope'') is a village in the civil parish of Bradfield within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward in the borough of the City of Sheffield, England. It lies just on the edge of the Peak District national ...

and Ewden Village.

Description

The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,541 people in 8,099 households. It is located in the northwestern part of the borough of Sheffield, outside the city and covers an area of , a little more than one sixth of the area of the city. Up to the 2010 general election Stocksbridge and Upper Don was one of the wards that made up the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency; at the 2010 election the ward became part of the Stocksbridge and Penistone constituency.

Places in Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward

is a town in the metropolitan borough of the

City of Sheffield The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Sheffield, the town of Stocksbridge and larger village of Chapeltown and part of the Peak Di ...

. In 2007 the population of the town including Deepcar and Bolsterstone was nearly 14,000.

is a village adjoining the eastern end of Stocksbridge. To the south of Stocksbridge are the villages of

, site of a manor house; and further south is Ewden Village, a navvy village established in the early 20th century during the construction of the Sheffield reservoirs.

is a village to the south east of Stocksbridge, on the main road to Sheffield, in the Upper Don Valley. The village of

is located on the main road between Deepcar on Oughtibridge. Midhopestones (or ''Nether Midhope''), and

(or ''Over Midhope'') are small villages in the western half of the ward, close to the northern border, and near to

Midhope reservoir Midhope may refer to: *Midhope, collectively, in the Peak district, South Yorkshire, near Sheffield, UK: ** Midhopestones, a village **Upper Midhope, a hamlet *Midhope Castle, tower house in Scotland *Mid Hope burn, a stream in Northumberland ...

and

Langsett reservoir Langsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water. Fed by t ...

Locations

*Stocksbridge () *Deepcar () *Oughtibridge *Wharncliffe Side () *Bolsterstone *Ewden village *Midhopestones *Upper Midhope

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stocksbridge And Upper Don Stocksbridge Wards of Sheffield