Dunford Bridge

Dunford Bridge is a remote hamlet lying northwest of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, 1.3 miles from the border with West Yorkshire. It lies in the Peak District, five miles west of Penistone and three miles south of Holmfirth, within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. Before the Local Government Act 1972 the area covered by South Yorkshire was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2235x948, 1603 KB) Summary Photo of Dunford Bridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2235x948, 1603 KB) Summary Photo of Dunford Bridge. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, mainly spanning Derbyshire, but also covering bits of Cheshire, Staffordshire and South and West Yorkshire. ... The cinema in Penistone village Penistone is a small market town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. ... Holmfirth is a picturesque small town in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ...

The settlement, consisting of a few houses, lies beneath the Winscar Reservoir. Water draining down from the moorland around Grains Moss forms small rivers which join together to form the source of the River Don, which feeds into the reservoir. The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ...

The eastern end of the Woodhead Tunnel is in the centre of the hamlet. The site of the former rail station is now a parking area with the old rail line forming the route of the Trans-Pennine Trail. The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ... The Trans Pennine Trail is a long distance path in England, running largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths, entirely on surface paths and only gentle gradients. ...

The only Public House in the hamlet closed down in early 2000, it is now owned by the CragRats Group, a training organisation and theatre company based in CragRats Mill, on Dunford Road in Holmfirth. This article is about the year 2000. ... Holmfirth is a picturesque small town in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ...

Aerial photo of Dunford Bridge and Winscar Reservoir

Dunford Bridge is a centre for watersports enthusiasts. It benefits from walkers exploring the Pennine moorland surrounding the hamlet, using it as a base. There is a car parking area next to the road bridge and further parking along the side of the Winscar Reservoir on Dunford Road, to the north. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1113x636, 673 KB) Summary Aerial Image of Dunford Bridge and Winscar Reservoir. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1113x636, 673 KB) Summary Aerial Image of Dunford Bridge and Winscar Reservoir. ... A water sport is a form of recreation where water (other than drinking water) is an essential aspect of the activity. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ...

Windle Edge Road leads southwest from the hamlet to the A628, Sheffield to Manchester link road and northeast to the B6106 Holmfirth to Penistone road. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Manchester is a city in the United Kingdom, considered by some to be the countrys second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and big business. ... Holmfirth is a picturesque small town in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... The cinema in Penistone village Penistone is a small market town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. ...

External links

• CragRats Theatre Company