South Hiendley

Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

City of Wakefield

West Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBARNSLEYPostcode districtS72Dialling code01226PoliceWest YorkshireFire West Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Hemsworth

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°36′29″N 1°24′04″W / 53.608°N 1.401°W / 53.608; -1.401

South Hiendley is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield 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 (14 km) from the city centre. However it is marginally closer to the town of Barnsley 7 miles (12 km) just across the border in South Yorkshire. It has a Barnsley postcode (S72) and telephone code (01226).

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]

References

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