| East Ecclesfield | |
|---|---|
 Shown withinSheffield | |
  East Ecclesfield Location withinSheffield | |
| Area | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| Population | 18,295 |
| • Density | 4,814/sq mi (1,859/km2) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | Craig Gamble-Pugh (Labour) Alan Woodcock (Lib Dem) Robert Reiss (Lib Dem) |
| 53°26′35″N1°28′12″W / 53.443°N 1.470°W /53.443; -1.470 | |
East Ecclesfield ward—which includes thedistricts ofChapeltown andEcclesfield—is one of the 28 electoral wards inCity of Sheffield,England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) in the eastern part ofEcclesfield Parish. The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,295 people in 7,863. East Ecclesfield is one of the six wards that make up theSheffield Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency. TheBoundary Commission for England, in their final report, recommended that East Ecclesfield should become part of a reformedPenistone and Stocksbridge constituency. The East Ecclesfield ward is composed of eight polling districts. These include Blackburn, Chapeltown, Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield Common, High Greave, Horbury, Warren and Wheata.
Ecclesfield (grid referenceSK353942) is a village, now a northern suburb of Sheffield. It lies near therailway line from Sheffield toBarnsley. Until 1953, Ecclesfield hada railway station.
Notable buildings in Ecclesfield includeSt Mary's Church andEcclesfield Priory.
Chapeltown (grid referenceSK355963) lies to the north of Ecclesfield. It has its ownrailway station and at junction 35 on theM1 motorway.
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