Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. As a civil parish it covers the villages of Denby Dale, Lower Denby, Upper Denby, Upper Cumberworth, Lower Cumberworth, Skelmanthorpe, Emley, Emley Moor. This parish had a population of 14,982 according to the 2001 census. The parish council gives the population of the village itself as 2143. [1] A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Statistics Population: 146,234 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE145165 Administration District: Kirklees Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Upper Cumberworth is a small village situated between the villages of Denby Dale and Shepley. ... Lower Cumberworth is a village in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the south-east of Huddersfield. ... Skelmanthorpe is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... Emley is a small village in West Yorkshire between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,867 according to the 2001 census. ... The Emley Moor tower Emley Moor (located at ) is an area of moorland near the village of Emley, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference: SE222128). ...

History

First recorded as Denby Dyke. Before the industrial revolution it was a sparsely populated village with a small textile industry. A Watt steam engine in Madrid. ...

In 1825 the village became to location for a crossroads for the Barnsley to Shepley Lane Head and the Wakefield to Denby Dale roads. Within 25 years the village had various factories and mills as well as a railway. Denby Dale provided the textile industry with raw materials, coal, and transportation. The silk used for the Queen Mother's wedding dress was in fact made at the Springfield Mill in Denby Dale. With the economy flourishing the population increased and the village grew. Statistics Population: 72,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE3406 Administration District: Barnsley Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... Statistics Population: 79,885 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE335205 Administration Metropolitan Borough: City of Wakefield Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and...

Denby Dale pies

Denby Dale is well known for baking giant pies, a tradition first started in 1788 to celebrate the recovery of King George III from his mental illness. So far 10 pies have been made as part of 9 pie festivals, the most recent (12 tonnes) was made in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium. George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...

Nearby places

Towns and cities: Barnsley, Huddersfield, Wakefield Statistics Population: 72,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE3406 Administration District: Barnsley Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... Statistics Population: 146,234 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE145165 Administration District: Kirklees Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Statistics Population: 79,885 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE335205 Administration Metropolitan Borough: City of Wakefield Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and...

Villages: Birdsedge, Clayton West, Emley, High Flatts, Lower Cumberworth, Lower Denby, Scissett, Shelley, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Upper Cumberworth, Upper Denby Birdsedge is a small village on the edge of Yorkshires Pennine hills, standing just below one thousand feet above sea level. ... Clayton West is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... Emley is a small village in West Yorkshire between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,867 according to the 2001 census. ... Lower Cumberworth is a village in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the south-east of Huddersfield. ... Scissett is a village in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... Shelley is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, 5km (3m) north of Holmfirth and 9. ... OS Grid Reference: SE192097 Administration Parish: Kirkburton Borough: Kirklees Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Nation: England Other Ceremonial County: West Yorkshire Traditional County: Yorkshire Post Office and Telephone Post town: Huddersfield Postcode: HD8 8 Dialling Code: 01484 (then usually 60xxxx) Shepley is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton... Skelmanthorpe is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... Upper Cumberworth is a small village situated between the villages of Denby Dale and Shepley. ...

External links

• Denby Dale Village website
• Denby Dale Parish Council
• Photoblog from Denby Dale and the surrounding area
• Artists/Photographers Documenting Denby Dale